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Mass Media | Television Violence Causes Societal Violence
It is clear that much of the social concern over media violence, and in particular television violence, is due to a belief that such depictions cause real violence. It is important to understand the variety of causation under consideration. Obviously, to claim that certain depictions cause violence is not to claim that every person exposed to such material commits acts of violence nor that only such people commit such acts. The issue is, instead, one of probability and correlation. The question is whether a population exposed to depictions of violence is more violent than a population...
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Chapter 4
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- Internet Pornography Should Be Regulated
- Internet Pornography Should Not Be Regulated
- Libraries Should Not Regulate Internet Access
- Libraries Should Regulate Internet Access
- Self-Rating Of Internet Sites Will Not violate Free Speech
- Self-Rating Of Internet Sites Will violate Free Speech
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Chapter 5
- Chapter 5 Preface
- The V-Chip Will Protect Children From Television Violence
- The V-Chip Will Not Protect Children From Television Violence
- Television Ratings Will Protect Children From Violence
- Television Ratings Will Not Protect Children From Violence
- Requiring More Hours Of EducatIonal Television Will Benefit Children
- Requiring More Hours Of Educational Television Will Not Benefit Children
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