Television and the Destruction of Family Life
Do you remember eating supper as a family and sharing your experiences of the day with one another? This family ritual is quickly becoming obsolete in today’s society. Television is an important contributing factor in this phenomenon. Television has destroyed family life by disrupting family bonding patterns, undermining relationships, and denying any wish for family members to do anything to improve the situation. ... 5 televisions per household, the television surpasses stoves and refrigerators in its ubiquity. Watching television is the most popular leisure time activity in the U. ... ” When a household contains multiple TVs families loose the occasion they spend watching television together. Family members watch TV silently while they cook, eat, do homework, relax, and fall asleep. These examples demonstrate how watching television has replaced vital family bonding time. Instead of talking at the dinner table families watch television. ... Reading a bedtime story is replaced with a favorite television show. Family gatherings focus around a sports game or parade instead of conversation.