Essay - TV and Violence Doctors Monroe M. Leftkowits, Leonard D. Eron...

TV and Violence

Doctors Monroe M. Leftkowits, Leonard D. Eron, Leopold O. Wilder ***** L. Rowell Huesmann a few years ago surveyed a third graders in Colombia County in New York and compared their aggression response in class with ***** exposure to television (Fraracci, 2002). The doctors found that those who watch more television are generally more aggressive. Information was gathered from the children themselves, their parents and ***** classmates. ***** children were given an aggression rating as to who were likely to disobey the teacher, start fights, take things from ***** or display other forms of misbehavior in class. Then their ***** habits were also gathered and rated. The ***** ***** were considered highly aggressive by ***** parents ***** classmates ********** more violence on TV. Two of the doctor researcher followed this group ***** children through high school. The succeeding survey revealed the same connection between *****ir ***** behavior and exposure to violence on TV. Some of these male students, who were accused of shooting in Columbia, admitted to the influence of the media, especially television, on *****ir lives. These consistent findings reflected the consequences of children's reaction to what they see on TV. The findings correlated violence on TV with aggressiveness in ***** grade and more ***** later years. *****any other studies on young people showed the same ***** between the violence they see on TV every day and their response to everyday life (Fraracci).

***** has this come about? Statistics say that, in 1950, only 10% of American homes had a TV set (Fraracci, 2002). By 1960, the figure went up ***** 90% and 99% today. Now, virtually everyth*****g is shown on television. One way of other, everyone is drawn to TV programming. The negative effects of violent TV ***** appeal to, and affect, young viewers most of all. According to researchers, children begin to notice ***** respond to ***** on telev*****i***** at an early age. At age 3, they imitate someone on ***** as e*****ily as they do an actual person in their lives. Some parents may explain that TV is a convenient ***** to keep a child occ*****ied ***** little effort and attention. These parents admit using TV as a pacifier and entertainer. The problem begins when it is used to entertain on a daily b**********. Children and ***** people perceive ***** differently from adults. This is why telev*****ion has a greater ***** on their daily lives than other fac*****rs or causes. They become ***** susceptible to the negative effects of TV on account ***** performers they admire. Their ***** span is short and it is caught by attractive colors and images ***** the TV screen. Researcher said that ***** of what ***** see on TV c*****sists of ***** action ***** lacks motivation and character development. Their attention is captured by the characters depicted, whether as a complete vill*****in or a hero. The s*****ry or program may present conflict, but ***** *****es not provide a w*****y to teach how ***** can apply ***** real and