epeated acts of violence. Wilbur Schramm and his associates asked a sample of parents if they could prevent their children from seeing certain TV programs, what kind of programming would they want to eliminate. Almost two-thirds answered they would want to get rid of programs dealing in crime, violence and horror. Asked why they objected to the programs, these parents replied: (1) the programs tend to frighten the children; (2) children tend to dwell on and dream about them; (3) some children tend to re-enact some of the dramatic scenes; and (4) a fear that such programs might induce delinquency. An interesting implication of the study is that the
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