Media Violence and Children

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This paper attempts to address the context in which violent images are portrayed and how those images affect long term behavioral development in children. It hypothesizes that children's behavior is influenced not only by the amount of violence they view regularly, but also by the context in which they view violent behavior. It also hypothesizes that viewing violence affects children in a negative manner.

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"Studies have shown that violence in the media does impact children's behavior, more often than not in a negative manner. Part of the problem is that children now have more access to television than they have ever had in the past. According to one report, as many as "54% of U.S. children have a television set in their bedrooms" (Mediascope, 1996 & BBG, 1997). When children watch television in their bedrooms, the content of the programming they are viewing can't be monitored closely enough to ensure appropriate viewing habits. Parents are often oblivious to the amount of violence their children are actually viewing with such ready access to TV. "

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