Television_Violence

Television Violence “Unless and until there is unmistakable proof to the contrary, the presumption must be that television is and will be a main factor in influencing the values and moral standards of our society…” (Television 1). 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. 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 of violence scenes with sometimes devastating results. Television represents a major medium for socialization and education for children, teens and adults. Virtually all children in industrialized parts of the world are exposed to television from birth. They pay attention to it quite early in life. Television ca be a powerful influence in developing value systems and shaping behaviors. By the time that an American child reaches the age of 18, they would have spent more time watching television than any other activity except for sleeping. Much research has gone into showing why children are so mesmerized by this big glowing box and the action that takes place within it. Research shows that it is definitely a major source of violent television, children, violence, violent, been, aggressive, child, shows, aggression, teens, world, media, behavior, watching, adults, watch, time, others, years, people, watched, found, flannery, even, affect, programs, make, beckman, adult, young, trouble, shown, seen, research, less, cartoons