quotation paragraph

Shavon Alexander

Eng 103: Research Paper

Instructor: Malah Salamad

Research paper process: Quotation Paragraph



"When a television is in the bedroom, parents are less able to monitor viewing habits, children participate in fewer activities such as reading and hobbies and sleep is shortened." What they're trying to say is its difficult for parents to watch over their children at every given moment. Therefore, children take that as on opportunity to watch programs their parents wouldn't approve of. From my personal point of view there were numerous times when I watched inappropriate things while my mother was away.(757)



When the change from wholesome to explicit TV occured within two decades chdren were exposed to sex, drugs, and alcohol. According to John Hopkins Children's Center, "a study of 9th graders in six public high schools in San Jose, Calif., each increase of 1 hour her day off television viewing was associated with nine percent average increase risk of starting to drink alcohol during the next 18 months, and each increase of one hour per day of music video viewing was associated with 31 percent average increase risk of starting to drink alcohol during the next 18 months." the statistics doesn't necessarily mean that kids will definitely drink alcohol but, they specify it will increase the risk. The chances of teens drinking alcohol after watching TV or music videos are very likely. I can hypothesize that because children are still in the siege of developing identities they use media as a  tool for advisement. (1)





Media can also have an effect on a males sexual behavior. According to "data from the National Survey of Children illustrated then mail to watch television have the highest prevalence of sexual intercourse." It's no surprise said males would be more sexually active after watching TV. The amount of sexual content that is shown on TV at night makes if easy for anyone not just males to be influenced. For example, shows like Family Guy or The Bad Girls Club, present indecent exposure. Media has confused children into thinking those kinds of behaviors are societal norms. (799)