children to bahave more violently. Shortly after I began to research this topic, I realized that it is

not a clear cut issue. Evidence can be easily found to support each position. In the following

essay I will examine the different positions that can ba taken on this topic and try ro form my

own view on the affect violent TV has on chidren.

The first position I will examine is the one in which it is believed that, without a doubt, violent

TV increases the likelyhood that a child will behave in a violent manner. This stands is examined

in the Maclean's article intitled,"Power to the people. Television's teen Rangers Kick up a

storm. The author of this article, Particia Chrisholm, explains a heated debate over the affects

that the kids show "The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" has on children. According to this

article, the "hemeted lycra covered Rangers" acts as a bad influence on children. Many parents

have come to believe that the childen try to act like the kids hreo's. A cocerned mother,

Kathryn Flannery went so far as to petition the CRTC. The CRTC responded by saying that

that violent TV does not affect the behavior of children. In the Canadian Forum article, "TV and

could watch as much as they wanted, but the shows were specified. Seymour and Feshbach

book was published in 1977, the trends it discusses are still apparent today. Rescent studies

Child Savers. According to this article, the Child Savers believe that "Programs which contain

feel reasonably confident, however, that the violent program content which the boys observed is

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Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)