Early Years Project. WHAT EFFECTS IS TELEVISION VIOLENCE HAVING
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WHAT EFFECTS IS TELEVISION VIOLENCE HAVING ON OUR CHILDREN? DOES WATCHING TELEVISION VIOLENCE REALLY INSPIRE OUR CHILDREN TO IMMITATE WHAT THEY HAVE SEEN! Television violence and its effects on viewers has been a controversial issue for many years. Some viewers believe that there is an increasingly large amount of violence on television and this widespread public concern has: "Led to calls for stricter controls on the depiction of violence in programmes." (Gunter and McAleer 1990) The vast majority of research is inconclusive but demonstrates strong links between viewing violence and committing violent acts. To try and add value to previous research I conducted my own research through collating information from questionnaires issued to parents and children in my work placement; however the results did not directly support my hypothesis. I chose this research topic because I have a three year old child who enjoys watching television. I thought it may give me an insight into...

