Main argument: Television is good because it educates people in rural areas about human (especially women) rights, and give knowledge about modern ideologies and ways that people might not be aware of.
With time, television has developed from black-and-white to color, and so have the people. The television now shows TV shows, news, movies, and even yoga and fitness workout videos! The increasing variety of things to watch has led to a wider range of audience, making television a medium through which to share and convey ideas. The TV has stretched out to audiences all the way in rural villages, spreading modern ideologies that are portrayed to groups of people unfamiliar, or not exposed to such ideas. The vital role that TV plays in society is shown through TV shows with independent women, broadcasts with working men from urban backgrounds, and news from around the world.
In the past few years, many Hindi TV shows have transformed from shows with Indian housewives and family feuds to plots with independent women who are trying to make it in today's society. A TV show on the channel Sony follows the life of a middle-aged, middle-class woman who works to make a living. She lives with her family, goes to work everyday, and is not married. The fact that she's not married is really amazing in a society where child marriages used to be normal. The woman reads books, knows how to use a computer, but can also cook and clean. She becomes a symbol of the perfect woman in society for women in rural areas, where boys are given preference for education and girls are taught to become submissive housewives. Independent women are now as important as independent men in our society, as women have shown higher potential in studies and can also contribute to the income of families.
The impact of television is not only apparent in women, but also in men. Most men in rural villages farm to provide for their families. The sons are expected to work on the farm when they grow up, and so the cycle continues, but in recent times, statistics have shown mass migration from rural areas to urban areas, where there are more job opportunities and higher standard of education. The portrait of men going to work everyday in fancy suits and briefcases can be seen in Hindi TV shows with the male protagonist, in news broadcasts of which many focus on the economy and business, and even advertisements for fabric companies which show famous actors who speak in English. When viewing such men on television, other men can be impressed and thus, encouraged to work towards the same goals; education and higher-level jobs.
The mass media on television show people of problems, revolutions, and uprisings all around the world. The news show Muslim women who fight for their rights to drive in Saudi Arabia, middle-class and poor-class citizens fighting against corrupt governments, and even small news like people who have been punished for abuse and violation of human rights. Such broadcasts could be essential in instigating a sense of confidence and knowledge about laws, human rights, and justice, getting people to act in the footsteps of those that are doing the same thing, thousands of miles away.
The television has worked to connect people all around the world with ideas and modern thinking through shows, news, movies, and even advertisements. Witnessing the world that they are not opened to daily, people in the most remote areas of countries can gain knowledge and ideas inspired by others.
With time, television has developed from black-and-white to color, and so have the people. The television now shows TV shows, news, movies, and even yoga and fitness workout videos! The increasing variety of things to watch has led to a wider range of audience, making television a medium through which to share and convey ideas. The TV has stretched out to audiences all the way in rural villages, spreading modern ideologies that are portrayed to groups of people unfamiliar, or not exposed to such ideas. The vital role that TV plays in society is shown through TV shows with independent women, broadcasts with working men from urban backgrounds, and news from around the world.
In the past few years, many Hindi TV shows have transformed from shows with Indian housewives and family feuds to plots with independent women who are trying to make it in today's society. A TV show on the channel Sony follows the life of a middle-aged, middle-class woman who works to make a living. She lives with her family, goes to work everyday, and is not married. The fact that she's not married is really amazing in a society where child marriages used to be normal. The woman reads books, knows how to use a computer, but can also cook and clean. She becomes a symbol of the perfect woman in society for women in rural areas, where boys are given preference for education and girls are taught to become submissive housewives. Independent women are now as important as independent men in our society, as women have shown higher potential in studies and can also contribute to the income of families.
The impact of television is not only apparent in women, but also in men. Most men in rural villages farm to provide for their families. The sons are expected to work on the farm when they grow up, and so the cycle continues, but in recent times, statistics have shown mass migration from rural areas to urban areas, where there are more job opportunities and higher standard of education. The portrait of men going to work everyday in fancy suits and briefcases can be seen in Hindi TV shows with the male protagonist, in news broadcasts of which many focus on the economy and business, and even advertisements for fabric companies which show famous actors who speak in English. When viewing such men on television, other men can be impressed and thus, encouraged to work towards the same goals; education and higher-level jobs.
The mass media on television show people of problems, revolutions, and uprisings all around the world. The news show Muslim women who fight for their rights to drive in Saudi Arabia, middle-class and poor-class citizens fighting against corrupt governments, and even small news like people who have been punished for abuse and violation of human rights. Such broadcasts could be essential in instigating a sense of confidence and knowledge about laws, human rights, and justice, getting people to act in the footsteps of those that are doing the same thing, thousands of miles away.
The television has worked to connect people all around the world with ideas and modern thinking through shows, news, movies, and even advertisements. Witnessing the world that they are not opened to daily, people in the most remote areas of countries can gain knowledge and ideas inspired by others.
You wrote that "television has developed from black-and-white to color, and so have the people." Do you mean that people used to be black and white?? I'm kidding, but I was hoping that this was meant as a philosophical statement of some sort. Perhaps: In villages, there used to be very specific, black-or-white definitions and rules, but with television, people have seen the grey area and the many colors.
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