Television and Children

Paper Summary:

This paper addresses the way in which television affects children's behavior and causes problematic relationships with adults, including parents and teachers. The paper presents research that demonstrates how television has a negative effect because children imitate the violent and aggressive behaviors that they view on television. The paper then also considers research that shows how certain television programming has a positive effect on children.

Outline:
Introduction
Research
Negative Effects of Television
Positive Effects of Television
Monitoring Children's Television Viewing Habits
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"How does television affect children? Research states that the average child watches television at least 2 hours per week and most of this viewing is of a violent or sexual nature. During the time the child watches television there is at least one violent act shown every 6 minutes and on Saturday mornings there are 20 to 25 violent acts shown every hour on prime time television, especially in cartoons or in animated programs. So no matter whether a child is watching cartoons or a movie, it is damaging their sense of imagination and creativity and it affects their behavior. (Hottecker, 2002: 67)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Hottecker, George. The Big Picture. New York, 2002
• Murphy, Richard. Educational Effectiveness of Sesame Street: a Review of the first Twenty Years of Research. New York Times Press, 2001
• Gunter, Barrie, Charlton, Tony, Coles, David, Panting, Charlie. "The Impact of Television on Children's Antisocial Behavior in a Novice Television Community." Child Study Journal. Volume 20. (February 2002):40
• Heath, Linda and Petriatis, John. "Viewing and Fear of Crime. Where is the mean world?" Basic and Applied Social Psychology. (March/June 2001): 97:123
• Linebarger, Deborah L, and Walker, Dale. "Infants and Toddlers' Television Viewing and Language Outcomes" American Behavioral Scientist. (Jan. 2005): 624:645.

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