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ERIC Number: EJ554668
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
TV Violence: A Medium Effects under Scrutiny.
Hepburn, Mary A.
Social Education, v61 n5 p244-49 Sep 1997
Summarizes a wealth of evidence establishing a causal relationship between television viewing and violence. Outlines a series of corrective measures available within the fields of media literacy, public policy, and education. Briefly discusses related issues such as government versus self-regulation, and First Amendment protections. (MJP)
Descriptors: Critical Viewing, Elementary Secondary Education, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role, Popular Culture, Programming (Broadcast), Social Indicators, Social Problems, Social Studies, Socialization, Television, Television Research, Television Surveys, Television Viewing, Violence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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