Inquiry project proposal

Inquiry Question: How Does Television Affect Society?

Sub Areas of Study

·         How Television Shows Affect Children?(positively and negatively)

·         How advertising affects Adults/Teens

·         How movies affect people(showtime,hbo,cinamax)

·         How the news affect society

·         How sports on television affect people

·         How television shows affect adults/teens

Important people and key terms

·         News(Barbra Walters,Anderson cooper, larry king, etc)

·         Sports(kobe Bryant,etc)

·         Kid shows(big bird,barney,victorious,hanna Montana,etc)

·         Advertising(weight lost commericials, food commercials,etc)

Story behind why I chose this topic

I love television, so I was interested in finding out the different ways it affects people. Also I found out that most people who are depressed are told not to watch the news because it would send people into a deeper depression.

Research methodologies

·         Internet,books,magazine,personal experiences

Possible audiences

Pre-teens and adults.