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Television violence is a topic which has been extensively studied by many researchers hoping to get many different kinds of results. ... People are confused as to what exactly constitutes violence, how one can prove causality for violent behavior, and, most importantly, what to do to improve the problem. ...
The first problem that one encounters is classifying what exactly constitutes violence. Are there some forms of acceptable violence? ... Based on coding schemes such as this one, advisories and rating systems have become prevalent as a basis of notifying the television audience of the violent content within certain programs.
Krcmar and Cantor examined the implementation of television advisory rating systems and how it effects parent child discussion of viewing choices. They found that when parents and children were placed in a setting allowing them to discuss and make decisions together regarding what programming to watch, programming containing advisories for violence was consistently avoided. Krcmar and Cantor claim that this could mean that the advisory system works at preventing children who are too young from viewing television violence, but that without the presence of their parents, the children may make different choices. Many of the children felt as though their choices were being limited and expressed positive outcry regarding the prohibited materials. This would lead one to the conclusion that if left to their own devices, many children would want to watch the violent programs simply due to a ‘forbidden fruit’ effect, and not because of any attraction to the program’s violence itself. All of the children in this study were recruited with their parents from parochial schools, which may also have an effect upon the results. It is possible that parents who send their children to private school may also take a more active interest and involvement with what their children watch on television, meaning that without further study, these results could not be generalized to the population as a whole. ... Amy Nathanson regarding mediation in the television watching process. ... Instead of having parents help to select programs to watch with the children, the researchers set limits by telling the children what to think about while watching the violent program.
Approximate Word count = 1739
Approximate Pages = 7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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