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Because Television is now so intricately woven into the fabric of American family experience, few children born during the last two decades will be able to imagine a social world that has not been partly shaped.

Because of so many households having TVs, it makes you tempted to purchase one as well so you not only fit in, but also to have the same experience.

Because TVs has been around for all of my life, it would be difficult to not only stop the TV and do something else, or to even figure out what other things I could do without technology.

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Children are becoming antisocial because their parents consume TV and buy them one. This makes these kids less likely to go outside and hang out with their friends. This way the kids are watching the TV that their parents bought them. Eventually, these kids will grow up and have kids and buy them a TV, thus contributing to consumerism. Consumerism affects everyone, money makes the world go round, and we kids need food and water so our parents buy us these items. This contributes to the store and person who supplies these goods. That supplier needs to pay taxes that go directly to the government. The government pays the parents and the parents pay the supplier. Consumerism is a part of everyday life, and it directly controls the way that kids see this cycle of paying for things.

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Parents are making the horrible mistake to give their children a TV. The children learn how to use it and are on the tv 24/7. Some parents are letting their 6-year-old children use the TV in their room whenever they want.

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The cause of tv consumption is people wanting their own tv because they want to watch what they want to watch, not what others want to. This leads to multiple TVs in the house. If the TVs are in a public place in the house, then they might want to watch tv alone. Because families have more than 1 Tv, Kids are more likely to watch tv alone. This also leads to kids moving a tv in their room. Consumerism only probably affects me by inflation, because I don't have a TV in my room.

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Cause-"Television is now so intricately woven into the fabric of the American family experience".

Effect-"Few children born during the last two decades won't be able to imagine a social world that has not been partly shaped by the imagery,discourse, and ideas originating form television programming.

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1. Begin by describing the cause(s) and effect(s) you found in the paragraph(s) you chose. (2+ sentences)

1. Cause:  Oral history (or narrative) has been almost totally replaced by mass media broadcast.

2. Effect:  Therefore, broadcast communication has become such a fixture in the realms of economic decisions, political outcomes, and moral reasoning.

2. Connect those cause(s) and effect(s) to consumerism.  How does it affect/relate to consumerism? (2+ sentences)

1. The desire/need for broadcast communication is so great that, even when the US was facing the height of its last temporary economic decline, the money spent on TV advertising was over $50 billion dollars.  Broadcast communication has become one of the biggest forces in the consumerist society, as is shown through the amount of money spent on TV advertising targeting consumers.

3. Reflect on how the cause(s) and effect(s) of consumerism affect you. (2+ sentences)

1. The constant stream of advertising, whether on TV or on the computer, continually puts new, "improved" products on my radar trying to convince me that the product that I have is somehow faulty or dated.  Because of the fact that ads can be personalized based on search history, I am usually easily convinced.  The only thing keeping me from spending money on the things advertised is that I have no money to spend on them.  And also, you can usually find a cheaper version on Ebay.

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1. In this paragraph, it is talking about how whenever a new type of TV was created, the sales of the previous type have decreased and are no longer bought as much. I found two cause and effect examples in this text that support this. The first example is in the beginning when it states, "color CRT models declined precipitously" and it is followed up by, "The adoption rate of flat-panel sets has been steep and unprecedented". This is explaining that once color CRT models began to decrease in sales, flat-panel TV sets started to increase. This is because they were becoming a more popular brand as TVs continued to evolve.

2. The cause and effect that I found in the text do relate to consumerism. I think that these relate to consumerism because although the sales of color CRT models were going down, a new type of TV (flat-panel TVs) started to become popular and more people wanted to buy those instead of the color CRTs. This is a good example of consumerism because it is helping us expand our knowledge and help the evolution of TVs in the future as we create new types of TVs and convince others to start buying those. People are going to want newer TVs as they come out because the positive affects that consumerism has on us tells us that newer TVs are going to have more features and possibilities that are included.

3. The causes and effects of consumerism affect me because as consumerism continues, the new creations or adaptations to previous inventions that we see continue to become better. This helps spread news faster, it helps entertain, and it can help others communicate or connect from long distances. All three of these are things that I have experienced because of consumerism, as well. I would only be able to experience these if consumerism continued in a positive direction, because that would mean that things would keep changing and getting better.

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children in family's that have TVs in one or more bedroom spaces are more likely to watch TV alone than children in family's that do not have a TV in a child's or parents bedroom.

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Television is so entrenched in popular culture that we are surprised when we meet people who do not have at least one set.
the cause is the culture and the effect is that people are surprised when they see that someone does not have at least one TV. This might want more people to buy TV's because there is a lot of things you can do with a TV. My family bought a TV to watch a whole bunch of different show to be entertained.

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Cause - Television is so intricately woven into the fabric of the American family experience.

Effect - Few children born during the last two decades will be able to imagine a social world that has not been partly shaped by the imaginary, discourse, and ideas originating from TV programming.

I have never been without tv programming.

I have never been living in a house without a television somewhere inside. I learned how to use the TV when I was younger, and waist ed much time watching pointless things.

People need to buy these televisions to stay connected with the world. Without them things would be a lot more constricting and less connected.

I have never bought a TV but some day I might if I want one in my house. Buying TV's has never really affected me.

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The decisions from parents to give their kids TV's is a bad idea. They will learn how to use it and they will be attached to it. Some parents are even letting their little ones have a TV which is just bad for their health because of how young they are. Especially putting it in their room then they will get no light and they will become sick and very unhealthy.

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Because of the rise of popularity in TVs, many American lifestyles have changed. Because of this, many people cant picture their life without a TV.
The purchase of a TV is basically a must in the modern age, which has made the price of TVs rise (inflation). This affects lots of families who want TVs, but cant afford them due to the price. So, older, less productive generations of TV have to be sold.
But, TV also allows for the connection of families through, games, movies, and shows. I personally like to watch shows with my family every Wednesday, which allows for a good bonding experience. In my opinion though, TVs are not the best way for a family to bond.

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Cause: The proliferation of video media technology has an influence on Americans. It also influences our lifestyles.
Effect: Few Americans can imagine life without TV. In 1947, U.S households owned 44,000 TVs.
Reflection: Most people by the 2000s had at least one Tv, and It can heavily influence our lives

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In the domain of television technology, the adoption rate of flat-panel sets has been steep. Expanding CRT use has plummeted. Since consumerism effects everyone, Electronics are expensive and if the flat panel use has dropped that effects the inventor of the electronic. Same with the CRT use. It effects me just as much as it effects as you and all the people who work.

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It is safe to say Americans' lives are based on televison. Since 1946, television has had a massive influence on American peoples' lifestyles. Few Americans can imagine life without access to TV.

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In the paragraph it says the progress of video media technology. (cause) and has had a big influence on American lifestyles. A lot more people have been buying tv's because they keep getting better and better. A lot of people use the tv on a daily bases, which effects their lifestyle and what they do. I watch tv almost everyday if I have time. People have all these commercials to sell you into getting a tv and watching movies and shows.

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"Children that have TVs in their bedroom tend to watch TV alone. About 17% of kids watch TV solo as a primary activity." Because of this most kids are more isolated. Sometimes they have trouble in their social lives as well.
This relates to consumerism because more families are spending money on newer TVs to put around their house, including bedrooms.
Factories will then begin to make newer TVs since more are being sold.
This does not directly effect me since I don't have a TV in my bedroom but, it does cause my family members to want newer TVs. Along with wanting to add them to more rooms.

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In the paragraph, it states that Television is now "woven into the fabric of the American family experience".  Children born during the last two decades will be unable to imagine a world that is shaped around television and imagery. This affects how we might live. Most children born in the twenty-first century are born in the presence of a television. lastly, this relates to consumerism because the rate of TVs have gone up since then, and I predict they will go up even more. Televisions are now part of our daily lives, and now we will be unable to see a life without tv. So in conclusion, television caused most of our lives to circle around them.

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TV has been so intricately woven into American families every day life. That very few kids born in the last two decades will be able to create a social world that has no been slightly shaped by the imagery, discourse, and ideas coming from television programs. Because TV's have been so woven into our everyday life that, most of us can't go a day without watching TV. We kind of consume being able to have the luxury of being able to get or have a TV. And we value watching TV shows and movies over being active and being productive. As many American kids, I also have easy access to a TV and it has stopped me more than multiple times from being productive and being active.

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Children's parents allow them to have televisions in their bedroom, not the best idea because children are not too mature yet and can start to watch inappropriate things. some kids might watch too much.

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Television is watched by many parents. that has an effect on the other people in the household. Children are more likely to watch TV alone then with others. Kids who are not watching TV by themselves are probably more social. Parents who allow TV in their children's room are more likely to have a different personality.

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"Television is now so intricately woven into the fabric of the American family experience that few children born during the last two decades will be able to imagine a social world that has not been partly shaped by the imaginary, discourse, and ideas originating from television programming."

This is showing that kids who were born in the last two decades will not be able to understand a world without televisions. The cause of this is consumers.

Consumers who are also these children's parents, buy Televisions before they have a child and then the child grows up with a television in the home. So in that case this does effect to consumerism.

This effects me considering I was born in the last two decades and I don't know what it's like without television or technology. Not just me but many other children do not understand as well.