DOES NEGATIVE TELEVISION ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO BEHAVE VIOLENTLY?

Does Negative Television Encourage Children to Behave Violently?
Problem Statement
This study is intended to determine if negative television encourages children to behave violently.
Introduction
Negative television encourages children to behave violently. The effects of television have been studied many times over the last few decades. Many research studies have found a link between viewing television violence and engaging in real-life violence. There is no question that television violence has a serious effect on children’s tendency to behave violently later in life. (http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet) Several studies have discovered that there are a number of negative effects associated with television.
Before we attack the foundation of television, we must first define negative television. Negative television is any program that contains explicit language, graphic violence, and that demonstrates sexual behavior. Consider a few facts. There are 95...