Television Violence

Television Violence and How it affects the public. With the recent outbreak of school shootings, there has been renewed public concern over how violence is depicted in the media, particularly on television. Studies have shown that a child has witnessed 8,000 murders on television before finishing elementary school. With this statistic in mind, I am going to define television violence, state some facts on how violence causes aggressive behavior in children and give some suggestions on …

…reporting violence, this offers people ideas and methods for destruction which may be used in our society. We have enough destruction in this world without having to flash it across the television set.  Works Cited Alter, Susan. “Violence on Television.” Yahoo. 16 November 1999. Available: http://www.media-awareness.com Smith, Marilyn E. “Television Violence and Behavior.” Yahoo. 10 November 1999. Available: http://www.nisbett.com American Psychological Association. “Violence on Television.” Yahoo. 1 December 1999. Available: http://www.apa.org.com