Television Violence And Its Effect On Children
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The children of today are surrounded by technology and entertainment
that is full of violence. It is estimated that the average child watches from
three to five hours of television a day! (Neilson 1993). Listening to music is
also a time consuming pastime among children. With all of that exposur ....
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.... and if there is too much
violence available for children to watch, play, or listen to, this can sway
their attitudes in a negative direction.
Television is especially influencial on the children today. The hard
truth is that children spend an average of 28 hours a week in front of the
television (Neilson 1993). This is almost two times the amount of time that
some children are in school. At this very impressionable age it is no wonder
that the images that kids see sometimes has a profound ....
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