Abstract
With the advent and popularity of Television by the end of 1950s and early 1960s,
researchers focused the role and effects of this new medium on its growing audience.
Himmelweit (1958) and Schramm (1961) are considered the pioneer researchers in the
field. The volume of scientific studies regarding televised violence was largely increased
following the landmark State Reports in US published between 1972 and 1982. These
reports indicated that the proliferation of TV has exposed children to media violence at
home. However, violence is rarely caused by a single factor, it rather involves multiple
factors. Signorielli (2005) in her book Violence in the Media rightly commented that
television plays a unique role of an entertaining storyteller but the increasing
commercialization of TV is a serious matter of concern.1
The objective of this literature
review is to provide a holistic overview of the landmark studies conducted on televised
violence and its contribution to real life crimes and violence in society.
Erum Hafeez. (2016) METAANALYSIS OF RESEARCH STUDIES RELATED TO EFFECTS OF TELEVISED-VIOLENCE ON SOCIETY, Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Volume 55, issue 1.
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