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Aggression on Television There is so much aggression on television. It is not only in young adult and adult sitcoms, but also in children’s cartoons. A statistic reveals that by the time children graduate school, they will have spent 20,000 hours in front of the television set (Troppe, 1). Television viewing ranks 2nd only to sleeping as the nation’s number one pastime for children (Troppe, 2). According to Roger Fransecky, a psychologist and consultant for CBS, “…

…the child a couple of times and if they see any acts of aggression or anything else then tell the child that it is not okay to watch the show and tell them why you feel that way. As for teenagers, they are more aware of what is going on in today’s society and if they watch it on TV, it is probably less likely to desensitize them, like it would a young child.