How did television affect Americans in the late 1940s and early 1950s?

A.It was a disruptive force and often caused problems in communities.

B.It had the tendency to bring people together in social settings.

C.It had little effect; most people thought television was bad and refused to watch it.

D.It caused a significant drop in school attendance nationwide.

7 Comments so far

  1. Lourdes F on January 3rd, 2010

    since it was new it was the cool thing to do, watch TV even though most of the programming sucked it was amazing at the time

    I say B

  2. Piglet on January 3rd, 2010

    I would think B.

  3. Baloo on January 3rd, 2010

    I.Q. levels dropped dramatically.

  4. bloggersvilleusa on January 3rd, 2010

    It was

    B.It had the tendency to bring people together in social settings.

  5. SkyPilot on January 3rd, 2010

    E. Do your own homework.

  6. Ken on January 3rd, 2010

    B

  7. Frosty on January 3rd, 2010

    B

    Not that many people had them back then and we had only two stations to watch, so people gathered at places where there was one to watch and made it a social event.

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