TV Is A Drug - Are Your Kids Addicted? By: Adam Cox For most of us, hearing about different types of addiction is a common occurrence. Even more difficult to bear is that most of us are close to someone affected by an addiction. When addictions are related to the abuse of a substance such as alcohol, our understanding that there is a problem may be rooted in clear and serious signs of a life out of control. But what about an addiction related to something more subtle? Could a behavior as seemingly normal as watching television... Tags: TV, television, children, viewing, family, addiction, brain, adhd
Sociology Of Reality TV By: Edward Charkow You know something has permeated a culture when American colleges and universities are charging big money to teach classes about the sociology and psychology of reality TV.
Aside from the more traditional subjects like calculus and European History, college students are paying several grand a semester to collectively watch and discuss Big Brother, American Idol or MTV's The Real World. Students debate questions like “Why is reality TV so popular?” or “Why do people want to... Tags: reality tv
Review Of The Reality Series Dog The Bounty Hunter By: Edward Charkow One of A&E's most popular reality shows is Dog the Bounty Hunter, featuring real life bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman. The show has an interesting beginning, spinning off of an original television appearance on an A & E network special "Take this Job," a program about people with unusual occupations.
The response to the husband and wife team, Dog Chapman and his up until recently common-law wife Beth Smith (Chapman and Smith were recently married in a 2006 Hawaiian cerem... Tags: dog the bounty hunter, dog and beth
Review Of Super Nanny By: Edward Charkow In August of 2006, a Scottish family began to seek legal advice claiming that the reality television series, Super Nanny, had distorted the image of their family in order to gain higher ratings for the television show. Super Nanny herself, the British Jo Frost, was called in by the Docherty family to help organize their household, put the family on a daily schedule, and help train their rowdy, out of control children. The episode, like many other episodes, featured the family... Tags: ABC’s, Super Nanny, reality tv
Are You Raising a Little Monster? By: J Gardener At the store, in a restaurant - you looked down upon those parents with pity. Those "little monsters", you called them - children with no manners. At the time, you proclaimed that your kids would be different. Now as your little one goes through toddlerhood, you're not so sure. You can raise a child with manners! Learn how to teach etiquette, simply and easily. Tags: family issues, holidays, family activities, family holidays, families, family fun, children, chil
How To Keep A Relationship Healthy And Romantic By: Francis K Githinji Healthy and romantic relationships are such a nightmare to many relationships. Marriage is one thing and a healthy and romantic relationship is another thing. Gone are the days when marriage used to be a matter of trend and tradition, when a grown up was bound by religious and traditional obligations to marry. Tags: Relationship Healthy And Romantic
Are there Specific Laws and/or Regulations for reality TV Shows By: Amy Nutt. When participants sign on to be a part of a reality TV show, they sign contracts and are then bound by the terms of the contract. If the participants violate the terms of the contract, then they risk being kicked off of the show. This is what binds the participant. However, there are laws and regulations which govern reality TV shows. This may be hard to believe since many reality TV shows seem cutthroat, but contestants are aware of the type of TV show they are taking part in and they agree to such treatment in their contracts because that is what makes the show interesting. Tags: reality tv, , show, , entertaiment, , tv, , celebrities, , casting agency, , talent, , television, , enter
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