Les conséquences de la télé-réalité (document en anglais)

English homework:

What is Reality TV:

Reality television consists of programs which purport to showcase people appearing as themselves in a variety of different contexts. Many reality programs revolve around competitions; others feature celebrities in their everyday lives. There are shows that center on small groups of otherwise unknown people, probing their interactions with one another.

Now we can wonder what are the major consequences of reality TV shows on the population and especially children nowadays:

The problem is that children take these ideas and apply them to their own lives.

Strong evidence shows that violent television programming contributes to children's aggressive behavior. Parents teach their children that it is bad to hit, bite, pull hair etc., but when a child sees it on TV and it is being done by a « good guy » then they view the violent behavior as okay. This can lead to confusion when kids try to understand the difference between right and wrong.

Children are going to school thinking that they can be superheroes and solving their problems with violence.

Vulgar behaviour, swearing, and fights that are shown on reality TV have a negative impact on the younger audiences. This behaviour is applied in society such as home, school, and neighbourhood by the viewers who are easily manipulated.

Younger audiences are influenced emotionally and psychologically from the reality show characters and lose self-esteem in them. Teenagers are impacted deeply by the lifestyle of those models on TV because they are bored of their monotonous lifestyle.

Conclusion:

Reality television programs are viewed by millions of people all around the world. One of the biggest audiences watching is children. As shown in this research paper watching this sort of program can be damaging to children. Children who consistently spend more than four hours a day watching TV are more likely to be overweight. Kids who view violent acts are more likely to show aggressive behavior but also fear that the world is a scary place and that something bad will happen to them. Also TV characters often depict risky behaviors, such as smoking and drinking, reinforcing gender-role and racial stereotypes

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