Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,7, University of Leipzig (Philologische Fakultat), language: English, abstract: 1. Introduction2. The development of television into a mass medium from 1945 to 1960 2.1 United States 2.2 Germany3. The social influence of television from 1945 until today 3.1 United States 3.1.1 Social changes caused by television from 1945 to 1960 3.1.2 Resulting influence of television until today 3.2 Germany 3.2.1 Social changes caused by television from 1945 to 1960 3.2.2 Resulting influences of television until today4. Conclusion5. Works Cited