Between opinion polls, commercial sponsors, broadcasters and citizen action groups, the debate over prime time violence has become an explosive issue in America today. Prime Time Violence would be useful for classes on American Culture, Media Studies and Civics. It is appropriate for middle school and high school. Vocabulary cathartic compliance controversy crucial facetious gratuitous impervious inherent insidious intimidate obscenity validate Discussion Questions Television violence has captured the headlines and the attention of the country.
Censorship is a political time bomb in American history.
As technology advances so do ways of committing violence. Compare the uses and displays of violence with advancing technology. Extended Activities Monitor a class debate on government censorship of television. Keep a journal on your television viewing for one week, monitoring how many instances of violence and their context you witness. Compare your discoveries with those of your classmates.