Tuesday, 2 December 2008

TV/Media and domestic violence

I came up with some of these statisitcs out of a Sociolgy book which may support our stuff.
  • 80% of TV programmes contain violence.
  • Equates to 7.5 programmes with violence per hour.
  • Childrens programmes, especially cartoons, have a considerably higher amount of violence in them, although there is virtually no killing in them.

Domestic violence.

  • Male violence agance against wives is the 2nd most common form of domestic violence.
  • 2 womwn are killed each week through domestic violencefrom their partners.
  • 10% of women experience some form of domestic violence in the UK.
  • The previous stat accounts for between 25%-33% at some point during womens lives.

Most studies haven't found a link between TV and violence in real life, but it is still a controversial subject.

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