The Tidusville population associates television with violence according to the statistics results. The KTDS management had earlier on received complaints over the high level of violence in the programs aired.
Nevertheless, they associated this claims with political influence, however, they did not seem genuine. Moreover, according to the statistic test results, the number of hours one spends watching the television contribute to their perception on violence.
The respondents, who watched television for about 23hours considered the programs as “not very violent”; however, from those who watched television for less than 13 hours in general, they gauged television programs from too violent to violent. In this case, violence tendencies are aroused by the time spent watching programs with violence, but 1 to 2 hours per day are ideal (Centerwall Para. 2).
However, Cline, Croft, and Courier (363) claim that children with less exposure to television programs tend to get more aroused to violence than those with high exposure.
From this claim, it can be concluded that although everybody is likely to get violent, the length that such arousal to violence lasts depends on the level of exposure to television programs. The results further showed that marital status and age had nothing to do with one’s perception on violence in television.
Therefore, it is clear that violence in the programs aired has increased, and it has little to do with political influence, despite the fact that politicians will use this factor to lure people into voting for them.
The KTDS management should react to the problem, not for the benefit of the politicians but for the whole population, since a successful business caters for the needs of all customers. The Tidusville population should be enlightened on the importance of some programs aired. Such programs may involve violence but have valuable lessons towards the end.
Recommendation
Having viewed the statistical results, it is clear that the level of violence has increased in relation to television programs. Additionally, prior Chris’s assumption that these complaints could be politically mobilized is also a fact. However, for the sake of customers, the management should act fast.
First, they should reduce the programs that are related to violence during the day, since most children are present especially when schools close. These programs should be aired at night when children are asleep, since most adults understand that programs are only fictional and they can be hardly influenced by them.
The main aim of starting a business is to make profits and attract customers; therefore, the KTDS management should ensure that all its customers’ needs are catered for. Therefore, they should consider reallocating the programs to different timelines to fit the viewers.
Another strategy that the management should put in place is advertising the upcoming programs before they are aired, and insert the suitable age recommended for viewing.
The management would go an extra step by airing such programs after 9pm, as most people are asleep, and only the a few interested people will watch the programs. Since the results showed that women considered television programs more violent than men did, the management can lure women with soap operas before they air other programs.
Limitation
The Pearson’s chi-square technique that was used in determining one’s perception of violence in regards to gender is favorable, as it concluded that women viewed television program more violent that men. This techniques tests goodness of fit and independence. The wilcoson rank test provides assumptions such as independence; this technique can be used as an alternative when population cannot be assumed.
However, this technique is not effective when an assumption violated. The CI on a proportion technique works well, as it indicates that a degree of confidence cannot be less than 92%, hence containing an exact proportion. In spite of working with a small number of respondents than expected, the study proved fruitful. The above techniques used vary; however, they have provided a quality rationale for this study.
Works Cited
Centerwall, Brandon. Television and Violence: The Scale of the Problem and Where to Go From Here. JAMA, 267(22). 1992. 09 August 2011. https://www.cursor.org/
Cline, Victor, Croft, Roger and Courier, Steven. Desensitization of Children to Television Violence. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 27(3); 360-365. 1973. 09 August 2011. https://psych.utah.edu/