Television violence without doubt effects and influences children. Television violence effects children's development and makes them more aggressive. Children cannot distinguish between the real world and the television world, which makes them more susceptible to the violence on television. It is up to the parents and the television stations to monitor television more closely and restrict violence from children.

According to Websters Dictionary, violence is "rough or injurious physical force, action or treatment, unjust or unwanted exertion of force or power". In today's society there is enough violence in every day living that television violence is not necessary, 80 percent of Americans feel that television violence is harmful to our society and there is too much of it in our entertainment (Zuckerman 64).

Violence comes in many forms on television. The violence that will be discussed in this paper are violence's such as; murders, muggings, rapes and random property destruction (Katz 113). Violence can be viewed in cartoons, soap operas and prime time shows.

Statistics have proven that children view too much television an

Study after study has found that children who watch more hours of violent television than average before adolescence were committing such violent crimes as rape and assault at a rate of 49 percent higher than the boys who watched fewer than average hours of violent television. (Weir 14)

The last way to control television violence is to stop advertising instruction agencies from placing commercials on during violent programming (Weir 44). This would stop television stations from running violent programs because if advertisers would pull their money the television industry would stand to lose $251 million dollars a year with as little decrease as 1 percent (Weir 44). With this kind of loss advertisers will not be able to run violent programming.

Weir, W. "Advertisers Hold Solution to Problem of TV Violence." Advertising Age Aug. 1995: 14.

Katz, L. "How TV Violence Affects Kids." Parents' Magazine Jan. 1994: 113

Many things can be done to control television violence. The first one is a computer chip that would automatically lock out programs rated "V" for violence (Scully 44). The computer chip would be produced by Zenith Consumer Electronics (Scully 44). The chip would be more expensive and it would be added to the price of the television, and would cost ten to twenty dollars more which is a small price to pay (Scully 44).

Scully, S. "V Blocker is Easy Chip Shot Away." Broadcasting & Cable Aug. 1993: 64.

The computer chip could also be included on the remote control. The parents would have to enter a password in order for shows to be blocked or added to the cable. The only problem with the remote control is that it may be too large at first, but in time, with technology progressing forward at a fast rate, the remote control will be small enough within three to five years (Scully 44). Another way to stop television violence is the rating system which some stations have already adapted (Scully 46). The system would be the same as the movie ratings system except "V" would be used for excessive violence (Scully 46). As of right now, this system is all that parents have to control television violence.

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