Television has had a significant influence on the culture of many societies. To what extent would you say that television has positively or negatively affected the cultural development of your society?

It has been many years since

television

was

first

introduced to people and people today still have mixed views on whether it has a positive or a negative influence on the society. Many people believe that

television

damages

culture

. It promotes the stronger cultures of countries

such

as Britain and North America and weakens the cultures of less wealthy countries.

This

is because the stronger, wealthier countries are able to assert their own

culture

by producing more programs that are shown widely around the world. These

programs

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programs, then

then

influence people, particularly young people, in the countries where they are shown.

Also

, because

television

networks need to attract large audiences to secure their financial survival, they must produce programs which are interesting to a broad range of people. In many countries,

this

range is very broad because we are a multicultural society and people of all ages like to watch

television

. To interest all these different people, most

television

programs are short in length, full of action and excitement, do not require much intelligence or knowledge to understand, and follow universal themes common to all cultures,

such

as love and crime.

Television

programs which concentrate on or develop themes pertinent to one particular

culture

are not so successful because they interest a smaller audience.

Nevertheless

, we

much acknowledge that

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acknowledge that much

television

does have some positive effects on the cultures within a society as well. People who do not live within their own

culture

can, in a limited way, access it through the multicultural station on the

television

.

For example

, Aboriginal children who have grown up in white families, or migrants and international students living in a foreign country, can watch programs from their own

culture

on the

television

. In conclusion, I hold the view that

television

promotes and strengthens those cultures that are wealthy and influential while it weakens the cultures that are already in a weakened position.