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• 13 Jan 14
  

  brett_surguine
• 22 Mar 12
  

  Whitney Gomula

• 22 Feb 12
  

  Riley Bolton
  • The scientific consensus is clear: "The conclusion of the public health community,  based on over 30 years of research, is that viewing entertainment violence can lead to  increases in aggressive attitudes, values and behavior, particularly in children,"  according a Joint Statement signed  by representatives of six public health in July 26, 2000 and presented to Congress. This  Statement was signed by the American Medical Association, the American Academy of  Pediatrics, the American Psychological Association, the American Academy of Child &  Adolescent Psychiatry, the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of  Family Physicians.
• 01 Nov 11
  

  Michelle Han
• 06 Apr 11
  

  Blake Downs
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    The  scientific consensus is clear: "The conclusion of the public health    community, based on over 30  years of research, is that viewing entertainment   violence can lead to increases  in aggressive attitudes, values and behavior,   particularly in  children
  • The scientific consensus is clear: "The conclusion of the public health  community, based on over 30 years of research, is that viewing entertainment  violence can lead to increases in aggressive attitudes, values and behavior,  particularly in children
  • While the entertainment industry pays its own consultants and researchers to  deny the overwhelming scientific
  • consensus, almost every public health and education organization has now  developed a Policy  Statement warning about the dangers of marketing media violence to  children
  • preliminary  studies indicate that the negative impact of interactive violence   may be  "significantly more severe than that wrought by television, movies or    music
  • preliminary studies indicate that the negative impact of interactive violence  may be "significantly more severe than that wrought by television, movies or  music
  • "There is a growing body of hard and  verifiable evidence that suggests the   violent  and sexual content of entertainment media can be harmful to children's    development
  • "There is a growing body of hard and verifiable evidence that suggests the  violent and sexual content of entertainment media can be harmful to children's  development," said Sen. Sam Brownback at a hearing on the Neurobiological  Research and the Impact of Media.
  • , as adults. Many of us are already concerned about our society and our culture  today
  • and not just at the time they watch the violence, that is, not just on the  school yard as children, but years later  

    , as adults.  Many of us are already concerned about our society and our culture    today  – what happens when this  generation grows up?"   Additional testimony from this hearing is at  http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/witnesslist.cfm?id=706
  • "Scientific research is clearly showing that watching violence makes people  more violent

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• 22 May 08
  

  kim tufts

  violence psa media

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