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Television's Effects on Children, 2004.
A look at how television viewing affects children and, in particular, how viewing violence on television affects children.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 60.95
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This paper discusses the effects of television violence on children from the perspective of their cognitive and social development. The paper explains these two perspectives as well as arguments that contend that TV has minimal influence on young viewers and then points out that this point of view is generally countered by statistical information such as that found by Leonard Eron, Ph.D., whose studies have shown that children who watched many hours of TV violence when they were in elementary school tended to also show a higher level of aggressive behavior when they became teenagers.
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"As stated, many scholars and scientists posit the existence of a cognitive window in young children in which they are able to integrate new behavior through experience as dictated by age and brain activity. The left hemisphere of the brain is primarily responsible for integrating language skills, and this critical period of left-brain attenuation is used to explain why children are better able to assimilate language during their formative years. Aside from other implications, this method of research paints a very clear picture of the critical period in terms that are not biologically (in the sense of their mimicking animal function) or process-paradigm based, but instead focus on the actual chemistry and activity of the brain, which is seen to develop new synaptic connections
rather quickly during the critical period and then even out as the child grows older and brain activity is more leveled."
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Television Violence and its Effect on Viewers, 2002.
A discussion on the possible effects of uncontrolled television viewing on adults and children.
2,034 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 21 sources, APA, $ 64.95
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This paper states that almost every American home has at least one TV and therefore it is extremely important to have quality, educational programs. The paper then discusses and examples the research suggesting a correlation between violent television, video games, and aggressive behavior in adults and children. The paper suggests that by being selective and aware of the television a child is watching, and also by mediating, it is possible to keep a child wholesome, happy, and considerate of others. The paper concludes that careful control of program selection has been proven to be effective.
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"Television violence concern officially started with the first of a series of congressional hearings in 1952. Early research spawned from these hearings did in fact show a reason for concern about violence in the media, particularly television (Baker & Ball, 1969). As a result of this information, the Surgeon General declared TV violence to be just like cigarette smoking, a public health problem. He released a report that showed evidence that violence on television influences some children by making them more likely to be aggressive in certain ways (Murray, 1973). Ten years later a follow up report on the Surgeon General's findings was performed. It concluded that, indeed, television violence does affect the aggressive behavior of children, and adults, too (National Institute of Mental Health, 1982). Another ten years passed and a report reconfirmed the harmful effects of TV violence (Huston, et al., 1992). Thirty years of research had shown three major affects. The first of these, direct effects process, states that children and adults who watch violence on television can become aggressive and/or they could develop favorable feelings about the use of aggression to solve conflicts."
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Violence in the Media and the Effect on Children and Adolescents, 2006.
An examination of the relationship between exposure to violent television and video games and the development of aggression in children and adolescents.
2,878 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 85.95
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This paper examines the amount and types of violence children and adolescents are exposed to, and whether there is a relationship between this exposure and the development of aggression in children and adolescents. The paper explains that thousands of research studies have demonstrated that exposure to violent television and video games tends to lead to the development of aggression in some children and adolescents, however there is no simple causal relationship, i.e. we cannot say for sure that exposure to such violence will lead to aggressive behavior. The paper notes that multiple variables have an impact, such as age and gender of the child, and level of mediation done by parents, and that different media have different effects. In conclusion, the paper shows that research has established that exposure to television and video game violence can lead to the development of aggression in children and adolescents and such exposure tends to desensitize them to violence, and dis-inhibit them from committing acts of violence.
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"Violence on television is the most commonly experienced exposure to violence in the lives of most children. While it is common knowledge that there is a great deal of violence on television, it is important to bear in mind that there are many different kinds of violence on television. For example, some shows feature human actors, acting out brutally violent acts, such as murder, rape and torture. While these may not be intended for young children, the reality is that many such children have access to them. At the other extreme, even cartoons usually portray at least some violence. Often this is extreme violence, such as pianos dropping on heads. However, the characters usually do not bleed or die, and they are in any event clearly fictional, so one might expect that the impact is not as great as graphic violence with human actors."
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The Effects of Television on the Language Development of Children, 2002.
A historical overview of studies done on the effects of television viewing on children's language development.
1,845 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 22 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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A discussion of the negative and fewer positive effects that television has on children and their language skills. Several propositions seem undisputed by all the researchers such as: children are the largest audience for television, television is a continuing interest for most children, and television can provoke a response in children. This paper concludes that television can invigorate the vocabulary of children, encourage their reading, and inspire their writing.
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"Without doubt, television influences the mental processes and speaking habits of young people who may develop their language skills in the family den as much as they do in the classroom. Indeed, statistics abound on the television habits of children. High school seniors will have watched about 15,000 hours of television by the time they graduate (1986 Nielson Report as cited in Powell 41). To gain perspective, Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet put it this way: "By the time the vidkids matriculate at their favorite institution of higher learning, almost one-half of their waking life will have been spent being Superseted, Chromacolored, and Colortaked" (22-23). Sister Rosemary Winkeljohann reports this incident: A few seasons ago, on an episode of "Happy Days," Fonzie got a library card as a small part of the overall story. The producers thought nothing of it until they later learned that librarians all over the country were swamped the next day with children coming to the library. Children who had never used the library facilities now wanted library cards! (100) "
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Effect of Television Violence on Children, 1990.
This paper reviews various published research studies and concludes that violent television does have some effect on the child's subsequent acceptance of violence.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 19 sources, $ 63.95
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"Television is a phenomenon that affects children and adolescents in almost every industrialized country in the world, particularly the United States and Western Europe. Some studies have indicated that children spend more time watching television than in school, and by the time they graduate from high school, are more socialized by advertising, depictions of reality, and the way they perceive violence. In fact, most of the research on children and television has centered around the question regarding children and the perception and action of violent self-behavior, or suicide. Suicide and suicidal attempts are, contrary to popular wisdom, quite frequent in childhood and adolescence. Even in the 1970s, suicidal death was shown to be one of the fastest growing childhood and adolescent problems, ranking fourth as the leading cause of death in the ... "
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The Effects of Television, 2007.
A discussion on the effects of television watching on study habits.
1,320 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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The study investigates the effects of television watching on students' study habits. The author hypothesizes that television viewing would have a negative impact on studying habits. The results of the study suggest that males are less likely than females to view television in a negative light. The results of the study further suggest that most students view television viewing in a positive light, despite research suggesting that television viewing may have negative consequences, including inspiring more aggressive emotions among younger viewers.
Outline:
Introduction
Purpose/Hypothesis
Methodology
Results
Additional Comments about TV affects
Discussion
Conclusions
References
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"Gunter & Mcaleer (1997) suggest that children approach television in various ways, hence television may affect children differently. Their examinations suggest that gifted students are more likely to enjoy educational programs compared with traditional students. Further the authors find that television may have a direct effect on children's ability to develop basic skills including reading and writing in part because television affects their attention and may impact their motivation specifically for learning (Gunter 7 Mcaleer, 1997)."
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Television, Violence and Children, 2008.
This paper determines the most effective method of presenting a paper on television's harmful effects on children.
718 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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The paper discusses how writing about violence and its effect upon children should include different appeals with evidence, warrants, common ground and remaining questions. The paper suggests utilizing appeals based on logic or reason as well as appeals that are emotional in order to successfully convey that children are affected by watching violence and the primary people responsible are the parents.
Outline:
Evidence
Warrants
Common Ground
Questions
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"One appeal to the audience is logos based on reason that requires evidence showing that children who watch too much violence are harmed and can become violent or aggressive either as a child or as an adult. Elizabeth Smoots in her article shows that children watch almost six hours of television a day and they watch more than 200,000 violent acts and 16,000 murders before they reach the age of 18 (3). Another article has the title, "What did your children watch on TV last night? 1 in 4 parents can't answer this question" and this title shows the need for parents to control the types and amount of television children watch."
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Effects of Television Watching, 2006.
An examination of the benefits and detriments of watching too much television.
905 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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The writer proposes that television can be used as an entertainment media, an educative tool or purely for escapism, and that it continues to be a central force in every household in the world. The paper discusses the debate on the benefits of television viewing, some lavishing their praise on the television for its role in promoting education and delivering entertainment, and others expressing their concern about the damaging negative influence that television exerts, particularly over the minds of the young people. The paper discusses the role of the television and the effects it has on society.
Outline:
Introduction
Educational Value
Television and Children
Obesity Risk
Conclusion
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"Research has also linked TV viewing with obesity. Frank et.al (2003) analyzed the impact of TV watching and other forms of sedentary behavior and related it to obesity and diabetes 2 conditions among women. This comprehensive research conducted over a six-year period between 1992 and 1998 followed 50,277 women from 11 states. All the women were carefully chosen based on a BMI index less then 30 at the baseline and free from any health problems. At the end of the six years it was found that around 3757 representing 7.5% of the 50,277 women had become clinically obese and 1515 developed type 2 diabetes."
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Television and Children, 2007.
This paper explores the effects television has on children's behavior.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 91.95
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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
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"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)"
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Television Violence and Children, 2002.
A study proposal to determine the effects of viewing television violence on school children.
9,014 words (approx. 36.1 pages), 52 sources, MLA, $ 187.95
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This paper proposes a study to examine the effects of viewing television violence on a sample of elementary school children and to determine if any correlation exists between such variables as amount of time spent watching TV, type and content of programs that are watched and school-based disciplinary referrals for aggressive, assertive, or antisocial behaviors.
Outline
Chapter I
Introduction
Need for the Study
Purpose of the Study
Hypothesis
Theory
Definitions, Assumptions, Limitations
Overview
Chapter II
Review of Literature
Impact of Media
Extent of Television Violence
Effects of Viewing Television Violence on Children/Adolescents
Chapter III
Design of The Study
Sample and Measures
Hypothesis
Analysis
Summary
Chapter IV
Analysis of Results
Organization of the Analysis
Restatement of the Hypothesis
Demographic Information
Hypothesis Testing
Post Hoc Analyses
Chapter V
Summary
Discussion
Conclusion
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"Violent programming has increased 14 percent on broadcast networks and 10 percent on cable. Shelton (1998) further states that about 90 percent of programming on cable services such as Cinemax, Showtime and HBO, depicts violence. Research suggests that the context in which violence is portrayed is an important factor in assessing its impact on children; when the violence is perpetrated by an attractive character, the chances are increased that viewers will become desensitized to aggression or become fearful of violence in their own world. Cartoon violence, which is endemic in children's programming, has the potential to seem realistic to children younger than 7 because they cannot easily differentiate between reality and fantasy, thus posing a special concern (Shelton, 1998)."
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Television Violence and Children, 2007.
This paper explores the effects of media violence on children.
1,375 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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The paper discusses how violence has always been an integral part of the television cartoon format. The paper explores research on the effects of violence on children and shows how younger children tend to be more deeply affected by televised violence than older children. The paper maintains that the correlation between television violence and the development of aggressive patterns of behavior obligates parents to become involved in the monitoring of violent scenes for their young children.
Outline:
Introduction
The Increasing Amount of Violence in the Media
Research on the Effects of Violence of Children
The Role of Parents
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"Violence has always been an integral part of the television cartoon format and there is an increasing acceptance of media violence in our society. It is as if we have become inured or immune to scenes of violence. This also applies to accepted violence in cartoons aimed at very young children. As one critic states: " Every Disney cartoon I watch is violent. They all have very dark scary moments." ( Dickinsin A. 2000, p.90) Numerous studies also emphasize the connection between media violence and aggressive behavior in children. Experts state that there is no doubt about the relationship between television violence and the development of aggressive tendencies in children."
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Children and Television Violence, 2007.
This paper describes the effect violence in the media, mainly television and movies, has on children and society as a whole.
1,268 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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In this article, the writer goes into detail about the three main components that affect children concerning violence on television. The writer notes that these effects can last a lifetime and greatly impact society as a whole. The paper then discusses the catharsis theory,which claims that televised violence does not have negative effects as other researcher have claimed. The writer concludes that the accumulated experimental findings on the effects of TV violence do not support the catharsis theory and its conclusions.
Outline:
Aggressive Attitudes and Behaviors
Becoming Desensitized to Real World Violence
Developing a Fear of Being Victimized by Violence
Conclusion
The Catharsis Theory
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"The first step in learning aggressive attitudes and behaviors is accepting violence as a way to solve problems. On television, violence is the attractive, effective, and preferred solution to most conflicts. Violence is usually portrayed as justified, that is, the good guys win and the bad guys lose. Problems are usually solved rapidly and violently, and violent or other anti-social behaviors go unpunished. The good guys are very often no more appropriate role models for young children than the villains themselves. The result is that many American children are more familiar with violent, aggressive, and anti-social approaches to solving problems. For some, television at its worst, is a terrible influence on a child's mind, an influence that upsets moral balance and makes a child likely to have aggressive behavior as it warps his or her perception of the real world. Some psychologists and psychiatrists feel that continued exposure to such violence might unnaturally speed up the impact of the adult world on the child. This can force the child into a kind of premature maturity. As the child matures into an adult, he can become bewildered; have a greater distrust towards others, a superficial approach to adult problems, and even an unwillingness to become an adult."
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Television Violence and Children, 2004.
A research method paper looking at how TV violence effects kids.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 111.95
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This report looks at television violence and its effects on children. The paper cites studies on the impact television violence has had on children and discusses the psychological mechanisms that effect how viewers interact with and interpret television violence.
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Monitoring the Programs Children Watch on Television, 2008.
A look at the effects that watching violence on television can have on children.
1,401 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper discusses how children are affected by watching violence on television and suggests that a study be carried out to define whether the responsibility rests with the media, Federal Communication Commission (FCC), or the parents. The paper includes results from various research studies as well as different arguments put forward claiming the educational value of television.
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"Research points the fact that observing violence on television can be related to them becoming aggressive or violent as a child and/or as an adult. The American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Psychological Association, and the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry has made a statement that they firmly believe that children who watch violence can become violent (Arvidson 494). Some people though believe that the violence children see on television is not enough to make children realize that they are watching fantasy and not reality. The violence they see in these shows do not show the heart break of the families nor does it show the fact that people who are murdered are dead. Mike Oppenheim argues that the violence on television is not enough because it is more fantasy than the horrors that happen in real life and it fails to teach children that violence is wrong (14). While this may be true in many ways, the fact is that children watching the violence often cannot determine the difference from fantasy and reality. "Characters get shot with double-barreled shotguns and they get back up. It sets in a humorous context with a laugh track, and communicates to preschoolers that violence is funny and it's OK to do" (Hurst 8). Children are shown violence in television shows, movies and even cartoons. The fact is that almost ten percent of violence can be related to television violence (Hurst 8). Whether it is television shows, cartoons, movies, or video games, children are influenced by what they see. The question is whether the media, FCC, or parents that should be blamed."
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Television and Children, 2006.
An examination of how media effects the minds of young children and what can be done to prevent it.
3,258 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 93.95
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This paper examines how research studies have indicated a close link between violent, aggressive and anti-social behavior of children and television. It contends that media plays a vital role in building and shaping the personality of a child and in reinforcing stereotypes in sexes. It also discusses how program ratings devised for parenting control are too lenient which makes it impossible for the parents to protect their children from ill-effects of media. Children imitate what they see on the television and eventually learn to resolve issues through confrontations, instead of peaceful and non-violent ways.
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"In today's world, electronic media is the most powerful tool in configuring human thought process. It can be employed for broadening the horizons or it can be used to pollute the innocent minds. It's effects on children are devastating. A child's mind is like a clean slate and it constantly keeps recording every image and every sound it encounters. It keeps on building concepts of spending life through these images. Children minds can not analyze at their own. They can not differentiate between a good and a bad thing unless these are shown or explained with obvious outcome of the actions. Moreover, children mind are very fragile. Their imaginations can be easily transported to new dimensions. "
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