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CHILDREN ANDTV VIOLENCE
North American children watch an average of FOUR to FIVE hours of television daily. ... Hundreds of studies of the effects of TV violence on children and teenagers have found that children may:
• become "immune" to the horror of violence
• gradually accept violence as a way to solve problems
• imitate the violence they observe on television; and
• identify with certain characters, victims and/or victimizers
Extensive viewing of television violence by children causes greater aggressiveness. ... Children who view shows in which violence is very realistic, frequently repeated or unpunished, are more likely to imitate what they see. Children with emotional, behavioral, learning or impulse control problems may be more easily influenced by TV violence. The impact of TV violence may be immediately evident in the childs behavior or may surface years later, and young people can even be affected when the family atmosphere shows no tendency toward violence.
Approximate Word count = 684
Approximate Pages = 2.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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