Almost every program on television has violence included in the story line, every thing from news to cartoons, dramas, sitcoms, and reality-based TV shows. ... Many studies have been conducted by countless scientists, these studies illustrate that children exposed to an average amount of daily television (3-4 hours) become immune to the violent acts they are watching. ... Other studies have proven that children who watch violent programs become aggressive and withdrawn, while children who watch socially stimulating shows like Mr. ...

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In a study done in 1956, one dozen four year olds watched a Woody Woodpecker cartoon that was full of violent images. ... Eron reports in his essay in Current Issues and Enduring Questions that "a recent summary of over two hundred studies, published in 1990, offers convincing evidence that the observation of violence, as seen in standard everyday television entertainment, does affect the aggressive behavior of the viewers" (716). ... A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation reported that only seven percent of American parents claim that they use the V-chip ("V-chip Fiasco" A15). More...

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