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tv and violence in society, is tv the cause or the result?

Still many people believe that tv is the cause of violent behavior, but I dont think that is exactly right. I think tv is just the reflection of the society.

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    anson zearfoss

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    Mar 19 2011: I think violence is natural. T.V is not the cause or the result
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      jorge jaramillo

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      Mar 20 2011: Q. How violent was the world before TV??? I dont think we were better!!
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      Debra Smith 200+

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      Mar 20 2011: In a fairly recent TED talk, Steven Pinker argues rather convincingly that the world is actually less violent than it used to be. I think TV perpetuates violent modes of conflict resolution.

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