Is the Effects on Television Negative

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Running head: IS THE EFFECTS OF TELEVISION ON SOCIETY NEGATIVE? 1 ARE The Effect Of Television On Society Negative? Joseph Longmire Virginia College Online Author Note This Paper was prepared for English composition II, taught by Professor Hamrick ARE THE EFFECTS OF TELEVISION ON SOCIETY NEGATIVE? 2 Are The Effects of Television on Society Negative? This year more children will die as a result of a gun than from asthma, pneumonia, influenza, cancer and AIDS combined. Largely as a result of TV’s negative influence on society; People imitate negative behavior seen on TV where guns and fighting are used to settle disputes rather than resolving issue’s through peaceful means. Many of the worst traits that children learn are as a result of things learned on TV at a young age. Studies show children under the age of 8 don’t understand or cannot distinguish the difference between fantasy and reality, but still are allowed to watch TV without their parents censoring the content of programs they watch; these programs have a negative impact that will be with them the rest of their life. Jerome Singer once said, “If you came and saw a strange man teaching your kids to punch each other, or trying to sell them all kinds of products, you’d kick him right out of the house, but here you are; you come in and the TV is on, and you don’t think twice about it.” A study conducted by the University of Michigan showed that children who watched violent TV usually showed violent tendencies as adults. The survey showed that “… men who were high TV –violence viewers as children were significantly more likely to have pushed, grabbed or shoved their spouses, to have responded to an insult by shoving a person, too ARE THE EFFECTS OF TELEVISION ON SOCIETY NEGATIVE? 3 Have been convicted of a

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