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 …

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