Crime and Violence
Crime and Violence in television has been an issue since the beginning of popular media. Many people think that a lot of Crime and Violence go hand in hand with shows and movies seen on television. The section of the paper will discuss TV violence and how it effects young viewers.American children watch an average of three to fours hours of television daily. Television can be a powerful influence in developing value systems and shaping behavior. Unfortunately, much of today's television programming is violent. 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 Children follow what they see done. If they see something done on TV portrayed in a good light, or at least in a way that is not very detrimental, then they feel like
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Approximate Word count = 681
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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