Violence in television
Date Submitted: 11/19/2004 07:05:12
What has the world come to these days? It often seems like
everywhere one looks, violence rears its ugly head. We see it in
the streets, back alleys, school, and even at home. The last of these
is a major source of violence. In many peoples' living rooms there
sits an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It is the
television, and the children who view it are often pulled into its
realistic world
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casual relationship between television viewing and aggressive
behaviour in children.
In other research among British children it was discovered that
aggression, academic problems, unpopularity with peers and violence
feed off each other. This promotes violent behaviour in the children . The child watches violence which causes aggression.
The combination of aggression and continued television viewing lead to
poor academic standings as well as unpopularity. These can cause more
aggression and a vicious cycle begins to spin.
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