What impact does violence on television have on children?

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Uyen Le

02/25/03

English

Period 4

What impact does violence on television have on children?

                       Violence on television influence children’s behavior both positive and negatively.  They can watch the shows and learn from what they see. TV violence has been related to the aggressive behavior in children, although it is not clear how much of an impact TV violence actually has.“ Parents need to spend a great deal more time helping their children ready themselves for what the real world has in store for them, rather then let them sit in front of the television watching the orchestrated events that take place in the WWF,” said by Robert McStocker, a sixth grade teacher. Young children who are allowed to watch a lot of violence and see it in their lives may think that it is the appropriate way to act, so they become what they see and hear.

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                       Children begin watching television at a very early age, sometimes as early as six months. According to audience rating surveys (Nielsen, 1988), the typical American household has the television set on for more than seven hours each day and children age 2 to 11 spend an average of 28 hours per week viewing (Andreasen, 1990; Condry, 1989; Liebert & Sprafkin, 1988). According to Gerbner's initial analysis (Gerbner, 1972), eight out of every ten plays broadcast during the survey period in 1969 contained some form of violence, and eight episodes ...

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