During the 1950s and 1960s, in the United States the civil rights struggle coincided with the era when television sets became more common in homes around the country. Initially, in the early 1950s it was more of a rarity for average households to own a TV, but at the end...

Interpersonal conflict is a clash in the process of communication and interaction of people. Such clashes can occur both horizontally and vertically in various spheres and areas of human activity, both between first encountered and between people who constantly communicate. In both cases, an important role in the relationship is...

There is no doubt that television has shaped modern public discourse, although the Internet plays even more powerful role nowadays. Chapter 9 of Neil Postman’s book Amusing Ourselves to Death (2006) is devoted to the role television has played in establishing contemporary political strategies. According to the author, television has...

The episode of the animated television sitcom King of the Hill titled “Bobby Slam” is an amazing example of how a show directed toward teenagers can pack an impressive number of sociological concepts into 22 minutes of running time and deal with them in a particularly impressive way. Interestingly, the...

The 20th century saw the emergence of several new media platforms. In the 1930’s, television sets were first distributed for personal home use. During this period of time, though, the technology was still new enough that the average citizen was not able to afford one. Moreover, the time in American...