Television and Violence

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"A 1982 report from the California Commission on Crime Control and Violence Prevention indicates that 66 percent of Americans perceived a relationship between televised violence and "real world" violence (101). A ban on televising violent programs until 10:00 p.m. was endorsed by 67 percent of the public (101). Although a majority of Americans in 1982 wanted to limit video violence, the scientific debate over the causal relationship between violent crime and television viewing continues into the 1990s.

Many of the studies on the link between television violence and aggressive tendencies have been flawed by design, thus making the data obtained subject to attack. The television industry has taken a defensive stance against most endeavors to link societal violence to TV viewing because violent shows have traditionally ... "

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