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Effects of TV Violence on Children
Summary: An increasing body of research has shown that television violence can bring out violent tendencies in children. Possible solutions is increased use of the V-chip and government regulation.
"By the age of 18 a child will have watched 200,000 acts of violence on TV, including 40,000 murders" (Clark). What does this mean? Well, this means the television industry is showing an absurd amount of violence on TV. Television has been around for many years. In 1952, the first violent TV show aired on television and it was a hug success ("To much TV is harmful to kids"). Since then, the number of violent shows on television is increasing over the years. What makes Television different from the 1960s to present day is cable, satellite, hundreds of channels offered to the people, pay-per-view, and the invention of VCRs. The crime rate since television was introduced is going up six times faster than the population of the United States is growing. On television now of days during prime time television, a person will not go without seeing at least one act of...
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