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"Every child witnesses 10, 000 television murders before they are ten years old". Does television make children violent?
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PL3003 Media and Politics "Every child witnesses 10, 000 television murders before they are ten years old". Does television make children violent? It cannot be denied that the media, in all its forms, is a powerful educational tool for children however much debate surrounds the idea that the negative effects of the audiovisual media overshadow any learning advantages that it can have. Television, films, video games and the internet constitute "audiovisual media" and it has been suggested that violence within these forms of media leads to aggression in children and many would argue that in effect the media, and in particular television, makes children violent. This is a bold statement and there are strengths and weaknesses within the respective arguments, which will be explored. Going against this mainstream belief is the theory that children being exposed to violence in the media can actually benefit cathartically from this. This theory supposes that through...
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