Television has changed the life style of people in every industrialized country in the world.In the United States,where sociologists have studied the effects,some interesting observations have been made.Television,although not essential,has become an

Television has changed the life style of people in every industrialized country in the world.In the United States,where sociologists have studied the effects,some interesting observations have been made.Television,although not essential,has become an
Television has changed the life style of people in every industrialized country in the world.In the United States,where sociologists have studied the effects,some interesting observations have been made.Television,although not essential,has become an important part of most people’s lives.It alters people’s ways of seeing the world; in many ways,it supports and sustains modern life.Television has become a baby-sitter,an introducer of conversations,the major transmitter of culture,a keeper of tradition.Yet when what can be seen on TV is one day critically analyzed,it becomes evident that television is not a teacher but a sustainer:the poor quality of programming does not elevate people into greater understanding,but rather maintains and encourages the life as it exists.The primary reason for the lack of quality in American television is related to both the history of TV programming development and the economics of TV.Television in America began with the radio.Radio companies and their sponsors first experimented with television.Therefore,the close relationship which the advertisers had with radio programs became the system for American TV.Sponsors not only paid money for time within programs,but many actually produced the programs.Thus,in American society,television is primarily concerned with rejecting and attracting society rather than experimenting with new ideas.Advertisers want to attract the largest viewing audience possible,to do so requires

Television has changed the life style of people in every industrialized country in the world.In the United States,where sociologists have studied the effects,some interesting observations have been made.Television,although not essential,has become an
翻译：“电视已经改变了人们的生活方式在世界上每一个工业化国家.在美国,社会学家研究了影响,一些有趣的观察结果.电视,虽然不重要,已经成为大多数人的生活的一个重要组成部分.它改变人们的看世界的方式,在许多方面,它支持和支撑着现代生活.电视已成为一个保姆,一个介绍人的谈话,主要的发射机的文化,传统的门将.然而,当电视上可以看到是什么一天进行批判性的分析,它变得明显,电视不是一个老师而是一个支撑:编程的质量差不提升人们更好地理解,而是维护和鼓励生活存在.缺乏质量的主要原因在美国电视的历史有关”

电视 已经改变了人们的生活方式在世界上的每个工业化城市，在美国，社会学家研究显示，一些有趣被做的观察报告，电视虽然不是必须的，已经变成这一个人们生活中最重要的一部分。它提醒人们的看待世界的态度。在很多方面，它支持和维持着人们的现代的生活，电视已经成为一个婴儿保姆，一个会话的介绍者，主要的文化传播者，传统的保持者，至今我们可以在电视上看到的是严苛的分析，它越发明显的不仅是一个老师，而是一个推动者，不...

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电视 已经改变了人们的生活方式在世界上的每个工业化城市，在美国，社会学家研究显示，一些有趣被做的观察报告，电视虽然不是必须的，已经变成这一个人们生活中最重要的一部分。它提醒人们的看待世界的态度。在很多方面，它支持和维持着人们的现代的生活，电视已经成为一个婴儿保姆，一个会话的介绍者，主要的文化传播者，传统的保持者，至今我们可以在电视上看到的是严苛的分析，它越发明显的不仅是一个老师，而是一个推动者，

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