Despite decades of research, there is a perception that the research evidence on TV violence is unclear and contradictory. This perception is incorrect as far as I can see and in this essay I intend to give you as much evidence to back up the fact that yes television has an effect on children. The m...

Violence on Television and its Effects on Children Slam! "Triple H slams The Rock down to the mat with furry. The Rock is down, but instead of pinning him Triple H decides to get out of the ring and grab a sledgehammer that was conveniently placed under the ring. Triple H then enters the...

There has been more talk than usual lately about the abuse and angry beating of helpless people, mostly children and many women. I think about it. I have never been beaten, so empathy is my only weapon against the ugliness I know vicariously. On the radio someone talks about a chain of violence. Whe...

The United States has become the most violent nation in the industrial world. The latest, a bloodbath in Littleton, Colorado, once again has us questioning our society. These revenge fantasies portrayed in Littleton are showing themselves in movies and on TV. This shows that violence in the media is...

Rock music and the word "dangerous" have been known to be used in the same sentence together; is it dangerous because of the lyrics or is it just dangerous to our hearing? Rock music has been around since the fifties, so has the last 40 years created dangerous people causing violence and...