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Television Addiction More Than A Research Proposal

Therefore there should be more in-depth research into the types of content that are associated with television addiction. The analysis of this article and other sources also raises the important issue of whether one can or even should avoid the influence of television in the information age. Television and other related media have become part of our everyday world and the problem of possible television addiction should be dealt with in terms of a healthy balance in television viewing. Rather than a carte blanche condemnation of television there should be a more intensive focus on the negative forms of content that may lead to forms of addiction and other problem areas.

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Bogart, L. (1956). The Age of Television: A Study of Viewing Habits and the Impact of Television on American Life (3rd ed.). New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing. Retrieved August 12, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=35619009 www.questiaschool.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5002209433

Brock, B.J. (1994). Recreation Programming for the '90S Family: Demographics and Discoveries. JOPERD -- the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 65(6), 64+. Retrieved August 12, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5002209433 www.questiaschool.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=106449752

Bryant, J. & Bryant, J.A. (Eds.). (2001). Television and the American Family. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Retrieved August 12, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=106449755 www.questiaschool.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5022193704

Gambling Ads on TV Will Fuel Addiction'. (2007, August 10). The Daily Mail (London, England), p. 1. Retrieved August 12, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5022193704 www.questiaschool.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5001238566
Is the Problem Television or Viewers?. (1999, March). The American Enterprise, 10, 48. Retrieved August 12, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5001238566 www.questiaschool.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=9583060
Kubey, R., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1990). Television and the Quality of Life: How Viewing Shapes Everyday Experience. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Retrieved August 12, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=9583060 www.questiaschool.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=27100741
Luke, C. (1990). Constructing the Child Viewer: A History of the American Discourse on Television and Children, 1950-1980. New York: Praeger Publishers. Retrieved August 12, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=27100741 www.questiaschool.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5001369732
Mcilwraith, R.D. (1998). "I', Addicted to Television": The Personality, Imagination, and TV Watching Patterns of Self-Identified TV Addicts. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 42(3), 371+. Retrieved August 12, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5001369732 www.questiaschool.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=96424850
Peiser, W., & Peter, J. (2000). Third-Person Perception of Television-Viewing Behavior. Journal of Communication, 50(1), 25-45. Retrieved August 12, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=96424850
Wiener, V. (1999). Winning the War against Youth Gangs a Guide for Teens, Families, and Communities. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. Retrieved August 12, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=24508029
Zillmann, D., Bryant, J., & Huston, a.C. (Eds.). (1994). Media, Children, and the Family: Social Scientific, Psychodynamic, and Clinical Perspectives. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Retrieved August 12, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=28037531
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