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Does Television Violence Have an Adverse Effect on Children?

Most people read statistics like "Before the average American child
leaves elementary school, he or she will have witnessed more than 8,000
murders on television" ( "Does T.V. Kill?" ), and worry about the negative effect
viewing violence on television will have on their children. Research into the
effects of childhood exposure to violent television programming shows that there
is cause for concern. Watching violence on television does have a negative effect
on the way children see the world and the way they behave towards others.
Researchers have discovered that repeated exposure to violence on television
causes children to become less sensitive to the pain and suffering of others.
Viewing violent television programming also causes children to view the world as
a frightening place. Children who observe violence on television are likely to act
out what they see, and to think that violent acts are......

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