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/^t/Yes, television does undoubtedly have its bad side. Few could deny that even when programmes contain neither sex nor violence, it is not really a good thing for many families to spend whole afternoons and evenings "glued to the box". Most teachers keep complaining of youngsters' inability to concentrate and their "need" to be constantly entertained but, of course, it is not only children whose life can be affected by television: very often husbands come home, slop down in front of TV sets and simply do not communicate with their families at all. In some homes soap operas even seem to have become a substitute for real life.