Television Violence and Its Effect on Children

The children of today are surrounded by technology and entertainment
that is full of violence. It is estimated that the average child watches from
three to five hours of television a day! (Neilson 1993). Listening to music is
also a time consuming pastime among children. With all of that exposure, one
might pose the question, "How can seeing so much violence on television and
video games and hearing about violence in in music affect a child's behavior?"
Obviously these media have a big influence on childrens' behavior: we can see it
in the way they attempt to emulate their favorite rock stars by dressing in a
similar style and the way children play games, imitating their favorite cartoon
personalities or super heroes. Studies have shown that extensive television
viewing may be associated with, aggressive behavior, poor academic performance,
precocious sexuality, obesity, and the use of drugs or alcohol (Deitz).
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