Americans Must Give Up TV Violence For the Kids, Or Else
To the unsuspecting eye, this nation's response and reaction to the rise
in number of violent acts committed by teenagers could be described as
appropriately overwhelming, but when examined more closely, does America
really care? When examined in a general sense, violence has declined overall
in the US but has risen among teens (Hunt 651). Who is to blame and how
are we trying to prevent youth crime and teen promiscuity? A New York
Times poll in 1995 reported only 21 percent of those who were surveyed
actually put the blame on television (Hirschorn 643). Both those who cite TV
and popular music as the source of teen aggression and those who disagree
have reasons to do so. There is valid proof behind both points of view but I
firmly believe there is a direct cause/effect relationship between what children
view on TV and how they act in the real world. Research, which I will
discuss, conducted in both......
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