watched nonviolent shows. Children, who watched the violent shows were.
more likely to strike out at playmates, argue, disobey authority and were less.
willing to wait for things than those children who watched nonviolent.
programs (Television 2).
Studies have found gender differences in cartoons. Boys watch more.
television than girls during childhood. This usually occurs because most.
programming for children is aimed at young boys. This is accomplished by.
offering a wide variety of action, adventure, or violent programs. Boys are.
also more attentive than girls when watching cartoons. The reason for boys.
being more attentive is because the cartoons are aimed at interesting them by.
using action and violence. Where as female children watch more fairy tale.
cartoons. It has also been found, that the most successful advertisements for.
children depict some kind of action, violence, or special visual effects. It has.
also been found that more children watch television in the winter than in the.
summer. This is why during the summer, repeats of television show are.
shown (Violence 2). .
Children that watch violent television shows view the acceptance of.
aggressive behavior, even if the "good guys" performed the aggressive.
behavior (Beckman 2). By watching aggression, children learn new ways to.
be aggressive (Violence 2). It has been said by many sources that children.
repeat what they see and hear. Children watch a lot of aggression in the time.
they spend watching television.
The violence on television may lead children to accept more aggressive.
behavior. It has also been proven that boys are more affected by violent.
shows than girls(Violence 1). Children eventually accept violence as way to.
solve problems. This all goes back to the fact that children repeat what they.
see and hear. Television is a powerful influence in developing value systems.
and shaping behavior. Many studies have been carried out and all the results.
point to one conclusion: Television violence causes children to be violent and.
