The document summarizes key findings about the effects of television on children. It notes that children between ages 2 and 11 watch an average of 30 hours per week of television. Studies have found that excessive television viewing can influence children's developing morals and beliefs. Additionally, research associates viewing violent TV content with increased aggressive behavior in children and a decreased emotional response to violence.

1. 5 Things E
very Commu
Student Sh nications
ould Know A
bout:
Children
and
Television

2. 1
First Off,
What is
it?!

3. The study of children and television simply
dives into the effects mass communication in
television can have on children.
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4. 2 Who
uses
it?!

7. 3
So !
What?!

8. Mass communication through television is
extremely important in communication
studies.

9. Children between the ages of 2 and 11 average
around 30 hours a week of television viewing.
When watching television for that duration, a child
can be influenced in such a way that affects his or
her morals and beliefs that are just beginning to be
independently formed.

10. 4

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14. Many studies have been created to find associations between
children’s aggressive behavior and watching violent TV content.

15. These studies have found that children viewing violence
on television can leave these young viewers with feelings
of hostility. It may also decrease their emotional
response to the portrayal of violence and injury, which
can lead to violent behavior through imitation.

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