Television Violence and it's Effects on Children
The average child watches about three to five hours of television per day (Devore 17). In that amount of time, he/she could view several different violent acts. It may not seem like much but that is certainly enough to give the child the wrong idea about violence. Being younger and less developed, small children and even preteens and teenagers are susceptible to the influence projected by television violence in the news and cartoons. This problem has been overlooked for a long time and it's now to the point where young children commit violent acts. Statistics show children watch an excessive amount of television, viewing thousands of examples of TV violence, which is a major problem, causing children to commit horrendous acts against other human beings, but through experiments conducted by psychologist, prevention and censorship ideas have been established to help children understand TV violence, as well as all kinds of violence, is wrong. Statistics concerning television violence and young children are alarmingly high. In one family alone, the average time spent watching television is near seventy-seven hours per week (Abbott). This is not surprising because ninety-eight percent of all homes have at le
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Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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