IMPACT OF TELEVISION

PresentationBy Yashar Shahbazov

o COOKERYo SMOKING o VIOLENCEo RELIGIONo NEWSo ANIMATION

Television, or TV for short, (from French télévision, meaning "television"; from Ancient Greek τῆλε (tèle), meaning "far", and Latin visio, meaning "sight") is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome (black-and-white) or colored, with or without accompanying sound.

Commercially available since the late 1920s, the television set has become commonplace in homes, businesses and institutions, particularly as a vehicle for advertising, a source of entertainment, and news.

In 2009 78 percent of the world's households owned at least one television set, an increase of 5% over 2003.

Braun HF 1 television receiver, Germany, 1958

Cookery programmes

I think that TV programmes have the power to bring a higher profile to cooking and are wielding real influence on what people cook at home.

According to a new study from market analysts, 1 in 5 Britons claim that watching cookery programmes on TV has encouraged them to try different food. Almost one third say they now use a wider variety of ingredients than they used to, and just under 1 in 4 (24%) say they now buy better quality ingredients than before. One in four adults say that TV chefs have made them much more confident about expanding their culinary knowledge and skills, and young people are also getting more interested in cooking. With an increasing number of male chefs on TV, it’s no longer ‘uncool’ for boys to like cooking. The UK’s new obsession with food is reflected through television scheduling.

NATIONAL DISHES

SMOKING Television shows and movies on TV may show images of

beautiful, young, popular people smoking; making it seem cool to an impressionable teen. The child development experts at the “HEALTHY CHILDREN organization” suggest that parents speak openly with their children to mitigate the negative effects that the media`s glorification of smoking may have. Using drugs in different films attracts attention of teenagers that`s a key factor in many adolescent deaths.

VIOLENCE Television violence can actually lead to real-world

violent acts. By the time your child reaches his teen years he probably will have seen roughly 8,000 murders in the course of watching TV programmes. Although your teen has the cognitive abilities to reason that televised violence is fantasy – unlike a younger child who may not understand this or the consequences of violence. The constant bombardment of violence may desensitize him to these acts or even make them seem intriguing, in an exciting way.

RELIGION People, who are interested in religion and watch religious

programmes are more likely to be married, less likely to be divorced or single, and more likely to manifest high levels of satisfaction in marriage.

Regular religious practice generally inoculates individuals against a host of social problems, including suicide, drug abuse, out-of-wedlock births, crime, and divorce.

The regular practice of religion also encourages such beneficial effects on mental health as less depression (a modern epidemic), more self-esteem, and greater family and marital happiness.

In repairing damage caused by alcoholism, drug addiction, and marital breakdown, religious belief and practice are a major source of strength and recovery.

Regular practice of religion is good for personal physical health: It increases longevity, improves one's chances of recovery from illness, and lessens the incidence of many killer diseases.

Some 81 percent of the studies showed the positive benefit of religious practice, 15 percent showed neutral effects, and only 4 percent showed harm.

Take special care of the religious formation of children, especially during the transition period from childhood to adolescence, when they are most likely to lose their religious faith.

The practice of religion has a significant effect on happiness and an overall sense of personal well-being.

Those, pursuing a personal relationship with God tend to have improved relationships with themselves and with others.

Couples with long-lasting marriages indicate that the practice of religion is an important factor in marital happiness.

A review of the small amount of research done on the relationship between crime and religion shows that states with more religious populations tend to have fewer homicides and fewer suicides.

The available evidence clearly demonstrates that regular religious practice is both an individual and social good. It is a powerful answer to many of our most significant social problems, some of which, including out-of-wedlock births, have reached catastrophic proportions. Furthermore, it is available to all, and at no cost.

So the practice of religion is good for individuals, families, states, and the nation. It improves health, learning, economic well-being, self-control, self-esteem, and empathy. It reduces the incidence of social pathologies, such as out-of-wedlock births, crime, delinquency, drug and alcohol addiction, health problems, anxieties, and prejudices.

ANIMATION Russian Animation from Soviet times passes on the message of

love and care so well to any child who watches it.

I grew up in the former USSR (Azerbaijan) watching beautiful Russian cartoons! (multiki). I'm so happy and grateful for that, it's incredible just how much they influenced me and shaped my taste, and just how amazing and diverse they were.

The cartoons illustrate the values, Soviet kids were taught: friendship, respect for elders, compassion, love for country, and love for parents. This is just a part of every little kid's life that grew up the Soviet Union. And also they were all made with incredible care, love and talent.

Any kid who grew up in the former USSR knows this by heart. Cartoon characters were second parents, teaching children good and being much more complex that one could see from the first glance.

Every time I watch these anmations I cannot help admiring its beautiful and original technique and finding some new ideas that enrich my life with fresh impressions.

SPOKOYNOY NOCHI, MALYSHI! I USED TO WATCH RUSSIAN CARTOONS ON SPECIAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAM "GOOD NIGHT, KIDS", ALMOST EVERY EVENING BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP.

I REMEMBER THAT PROGRAM PRESENTER WAS ALWAYS JOINED ON-SET BY TWO OR THREE PUPPET CHARACTERS.THE MOST REGULARLY APPEARING PUPPETS WERE KHRYUSHA (A PIGLET), STEPASHKA (A HARE), PHILYA (A DOG). THE PRESENTER ENGAGES THE PUPPETS IN A SHORT CONVERSATION OR HELPS THEM TO PERFORM A QUICK ACTIVITY SUCH AS CLEANING UP THE PUPPETS' TOYS, OR LEARNING A MORAL LESSON.

AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO THE PRESENTER WAS INTRODUCING A SHORT CARTOON. THE CARTOON USUALLY LASTED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND WAS OFTEN TAKEN FROM THE SOYUZMULTFILM.

AFTER THE CARTOON THE PRESENTER AND PUPPETS RETURN FOR A FEW SECONDS TO SAY "SPOKOINOI NOCHI, MALYSHI", OR A VARIANT THEREOF, AND WAVE GOODNIGHT. THE LULLABY "SLEEP, TIRED TOYS" OPENS AND CLOSES EACH SEGMENT, ACCOMPANIED BY ELABORATE CLAY ANIMATION.

NEWS Types of news also influence to our mood, behaviour

and even to our health. Most of our channels inform us mainly about criminal and some of them doing that with terrible and exciting background sound. Unfortunately without knowing about damage of our psychology people going on watching them.

Good, positive news makes us feel good, and bad news by-turn makes us feel bad.

SOLUTION OF THE NEGATIVE INFLUENCE. In spite of negative inflence of TV, I think parents

can solve these problems with improving communication with their children and adolescents by watching television together, discussing current content, about bad results of violence, alcohol, smoking, immorality etc.

Thank you for attention