To what extent has early 2000s cable television affected children psychologically in implementing current societal ideals and consensus?
Using the 50 sources I’ve gathered in high school pertaining to this research topic, I’ll be providing a solid basis of evidence and analytical structuring, coursing the extent in which television has played its part in the development of child inquiry and understanding of the common world. Sources such as John C. Condry’s work of “The Psychology of Television” is a blueprint towards the rest of my research as it labels the first notations for the given prompt concerning the neurological levels of television consumption, specially throughout young developmental years where children are more susceptible towards social assimilation. The research question seeks to gather and analyze the uprising of television as it had captured the lives of many 2000s children which have now become today’s teenagers and young adults capable of more intellectual thought and political understanding as the brain continues to progress over time. Understanding the data surrounding the peak of the televised era, one could note and rather make sense of how it has affected people today and what really led to its downfall in consumption as leading entertainment swayed more into streaming platforms such as Youtube and Netflix. These platforms allowed not only for a more convenient and portable approach to watching shows for the consumer but also gave people the ability to choose when and where to watch whatever show they desire. Within all these various attributes designating the consumption of television then and now, I seek to differ the values that were displayed in television throughout recent history to narrow down the social aspirations that were displayed in popular television and what has been kept up until now. Considering political correctness, moral standpoints, judgmental stereotypes, and overall the acceptable human function for society as exemplified throughout young televised media primarily for children, which granted television programs greater consumer retention and long lasting psychological prowess. Deriving inserts of selective character archetypes, scholarly approved lessons and ideals, as well as the utter appeal that lies in prosocial television as we address the gap in research and my personal hypothesis using a rather content based research method of inquiry. All of which would prove relevance towards today’s understanding for both the consumer and the entertainment industry in proposition for better television as well as considering what led to its downfall and why they have been taking very different approaches to reclaiming their once dominating viewership in today’s world.