Chapter I
Chapter I
Introduction
The significance of popular media upon the behavior of people has placed our civilization
in context by providing several characteristics. The media form of television is the most
widespread and prominent medium. And also a leading ground of data and amusement. It molds
civilization’s outlook of the world. As a constantly growing rate of teenagers who watch reality
programs as a routine, they will possibly be afflicted in several ways.[ CITATION Vij12 \l 1033 ]
People presently have an expanded variety to watch programs than the past in choosing to
consume their time with television. With the outbreak of cable television, several different types
of programs have begun competing for viewers. A specific genre that has quickly achieved fame
among other channels in the past few years is reality television shows. [ CITATION Kri09 \l 1033 ]
and are definitely controlling our current television prime time. It is composed of shows that
depict individuals as themselves in a slew of differing situations. Several reality shows are about
competing; alternate shows depict the day-to-day lives of celebrities. It has become extremely
widespread, thus leaving very little undeniability that teenagers are probably going to watch
several examples of this genre of shows, even those with normal viewing tendencies. It may let
The way networks portray reality television shows can have an impact on the youth.
According to Lisa Anne Joniak (2007), reality television acquired proficiency in viewership and
programming. It uses real people, playing themselves and not characters. Networks produce
several reality shows because it gains lofty viewers for low production cost. Along with its
expansion in programming and rating, reality television has turned cumbersome and disparate.
This type of movement seemingly began with the program Big Brother, a competitive
reality program wherein everyday people can be transformed into an almost-instant celebrity. In
the Philippines, the program Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) is rather famous and highly viewed by
people of varying age ranges. The contestants of the program are shown to partake in activities
which makes them do whatever it takes to come out victorious and become popular. [ CITATION
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It is common knowledge that teenagers are more prone to copying and accustoming one’s
demeanor into themselves because it is easy to link what they feel with what is presented on
television. Although the shows within the reality genre are considered to be greatly amusing, it is
crucial to be knowledgeable about the themes and principles that these programs often display.
This being said, the researchers aim to learn how reality TV shows affect teenager’s attitudes in
This research study shows how does the reality television show "Pinoy Big Brother"
1. In what way do Pinoy Big Brother affects the behavior of the students?
The research was conducted to examine how reality television show "Pinoy Big Brother"
affects the behavior over the Grade 10 students of Colegio de San Juan de Letran – Bataan
academic year 2017 – 2018. Specifically, the influence and effects over a student's behavior will
be observed from students aged 15 to 16. The research is limited as it covers only the students of
the Colegio and their outward demeanors, specifically their personal behavior.
The research sample is composed of five (5) Grade 10 students of Colegio de San Juan de
Letran – Bataan.
The researchers will be using semi structured, in-depth interview and purposive sampling
The researchers provide pieces of information that will help different sectors of the
community to further understand teenagers. The following are mostly the ones beneficial to this
study:
Students or adolescents. Students or adolescents will have an idea of how their behavior
is being affected by often watching reality shows. This will also give them a hint on how they
react to other people like their parents, co-students, teachers, and other people around them.
Parents. This research will enable parents to further understand their children. In
addition, this can help them on how to approach their children about behavioral issues.
Educational Institutions. This can be used as a basis for unusual behavior change of
student.
Psychologists. Psychologists can use this study as a reference for studying cases with a
similar problem.
Makers of producers of reality shows. This will help them be more aware of the
Future researchers. This can be used as a reference for their future studies with a related
topic.
Definition of Terms:
people behave in everyday life, or in a situation, often created by the program makers, which are
Television – a system for transmitting visual images and sound that are reproduced on
screens, chiefly used to broadcast programs for entertainment, information, and education.
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