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media violence

There are great consensus in the scientific literature about the unhealthy effects of media violence. Quantitative-analyses show that media-violence viewing consistently is associated with higher levels of antisocial behaviour, ranging from the trivial limitative violence directed against toys) to the serious (criminal violence), with many consequential outcomes in between (acceptance of violence as a solution to problems, increased feelings of hostility, and the apparent delivery of painful stimulation to another person). Communication researchers have conducted a wide range of studies to investigate the relationship between mediated factors and the subsequent aggressive behaviour 2. The rapid growth of media and its appeal to audiences have triggered concern about its impact on viewers . High level of violence may promote violence or produce harmful effects especially among the young audiences
a)The major initial experimental studies of the cause and effect relation between televis...

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