Women are often depicted as victims of violence or as sexual objects, and researchers have found that these media portrayals may influence how women are viewed and treated in society. ... A series of 1988 studies of prisoners reveals that "86% of rapists admit to regular use of pornography, with 57% admitting actual imitation of pornographic scenes in commission of sex crimes"(Linz, and Donnerstein). ... In addition to presenting women as sex objects, the game awards players for harassing women by throwing cash at them. ... She is a 38-24-34 female referred to as a "sex symbol with attitude"(...

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• Grade Level: High School

In an article in The New York Times, Margaret Talbot says "kids can't get enough of games like Grand Theft Auto 3, Rogue Spear, and Medal of Honor, where the object is to terminate with extreme prejudice as many enemies as you can." ... Talbot taken the time to play, or even watch someone else play these games she would have learned that "killing enemies" is not the object of the game. ... May include graphic depictions of sex and/or violence. ...

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• Has Bibliography
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Freedmans discusses the fact that studies are weak, for example the Lynette Friedrichs and Aletha Stein published study found that children who watched violent programs became more aggressive, which in fact the authors found that little to no effect on physical aggression, verbal aggression, aggressive fantasy, or object aggression. ... This role play would go on for hundreds of years, not due to television but to the fact that boys are naturally aggressor sex. ...

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• Grade Level: High School