1 Developed by George Gerbner. 2  Central Claim: Persistent long term exposure to TV content has small but measurable effects on the perceptual worlds of audience members. 3  Heavy TV viewing creates an exaggerated belief in a mean and scary world.
Located in Oceania, Tonga is an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, directly south of Western Samoa and about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand.ocated in Oceania, Tonga is an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, directly south of Western Samoa and about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand.
Tonga's 176 islands range from steep, active volcanoes to low coral forms, most of which are uninhabited. The islands were first visited by the Dutch in the early 17th century, and later by the British seafarer Captain Cook, who dubbed the archipelago the âfriendly islandsâ in 1773.