According to social cognitive theory and studies conducted by Philip Ross, Lisa Lundy, and Jaime Rico, I conclude that reality shows have a long-lasting negative and problematic impact on society. The social cognitive theory describes the effect of a person’s experiences and actions on other individuals’ behaviors. This theory suggests that there is a likelihood of performing an adverse action as long as the reality show can justify it (Penn State, 2014).
Some of the demonstrations as to why reality TV is negative include copying negative habits like arguing and violence illustrated on such shows and applying them to personal life. The media may portray negative habits as entertainment; nonetheless, media should omit such scenes and understand that viewers might get the wrong impression of occurrence, resulting in viewers’ permanent dangerous behaviors. Moreover, viewers regard reality shows as a breakaway from the real world; however, this isn’t very ethical since such programs distort the truth through selective and extensive editing to create a storyline that suits its viewers (Penn State, 2016).
Both reality shows and theater are similar in the aspect of character preparation for performance. It is fundamental for the actor to understand his role’s environment, background, and civilization through additional research. Additionally, the communication technique through which actors take words from the script in both scenarios and convey them is identical (DeKoven, 2018).
On the other hand, the differences between reality shows and theater include theater acting consist of live performance, but reality acting can allow various takes for each scene to be complete. Consequently, stage performance is challenging because the actor needs to be adjustable and prepared to continue acting even if the scene goes wrong. Furthermore, act execution regarding gestures and voice is different. In all cases, stage performances rely much on word-perfection and articulation, while reality shows concentrate on being as natural to real life as much as probable (Staff, 2019).