The Effect of Television Violence on Children and Teenagers.
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The Effect of Television Violence on Children and Teenagers
In every Saturday morning cartoon there are 20-25 violent acts, for every hour of prime time television, there are 5 violent acts, and the average grade seven student will have watched about 8,000 murders on T.V in their short lifetimes. This violent programming is having a detrimental effect on children and teens all over the world. Television violence is causing children and teens to be rude and …
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…it is showing our youth a negative way to solve conflicts. Children and teens mimicking violent acts from television and becoming more afraid of the world around them are also detrimental effects that we cannot ignore. Finally, who can say that violent television is not causing rude, anti-social behavior? Clearly, we as a society cannot ignore these detrimental effects for long, because if we do, our society will keep getting more violent, rude, and afraid.
…it is showing our youth a negative way to solve conflicts. Children and teens mimicking violent acts from television and becoming more afraid of the world around them are also detrimental effects that we cannot ignore. Finally, who can say that violent television is not causing rude, anti-social behavior? Clearly, we as a society cannot ignore these detrimental effects for long, because if we do, our society will keep getting more violent, rude, and afraid.
