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1.
Questions:
(1) Why is television’s variety called a narcotic, not
a stimulus?
(2) According to the author, what are the adverse effects
of TV on America’s culture?
(3) Is the author being one-sided when he focuses on
the adverse effect of TV on human life?
(4) What are the root cause of all these problems with
TV in the U.S.?
(5) Is there any hope of changing this mass medium for
the better in the U. S.?
2.
Discussions:
(1) According to your own experience, are there any
other adverse effects of TV on human beings except for
the ones mentioned in the text?
(2) Do you think TV should appeal to the short attention
span? Why (not)?
(3) What are the good functions that TV has played in
our lives?
(4) Did you benefit from TV as a communicating tool?
In what way?
(5) What should we do about the side effects that TV
has brought us?
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