Tv Hijacking The Psychosocial And Physical Well Being Of...

Fadi El-Hajj English 102 December 18, 2013 TV: Hijacking the Psychosocial and Physical Well-Being of Children â€Å"If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace† (John Lennon). That is a funny quote indeed, but it also sheds light on a sad reality that the world faces today: People are becoming more attached to their television sets and mobile handsets, among other gadgets, than they are to each other. In fact, television sets have become an integral part of individuals’ lives across the globe, to such an extent that Lennon implies that it has become more demanded than world peace! However, opinions vary as to whether TV brings positive or negative prospects to the well-being of individuals. Some say it is a revolution that we can no longer do without. Others are more pessimistic and perceive TV as a distracting plague. Regardless of the benefits that people have derived from TV, it does nevertheless bear negative effects on at least a subset of the general population. In particular, TV has detrimental consequences on the well-being of children in terms of psychosocial development and physical health. Among the various negative consequences that are inflicted by television, those which are dealt to children’s psychosocial development are particularly damaging. For one, violent and sexually explicit media content broadcasted through the television outlet