S/MD/69. "Our common sense assumption that we are all, at least to some extent, influenced by what we see on television or at the cinema is of little relevance to the highly charged debate about the effects of violent screen behaviour on our everyday actions, not least on the actions of our children". Discuss.

The paper reviews the debate about whether the representations of violence in the media can cause violent behaviour in people. The extent to which we are influenced by TV is argued focusing on the children audience.