Health Policy 1976: Violence, Television, and American Youth
Authors: ANNE R. SOMERS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1976)

Editorials1 June 1976Health Policy 1976: Violence, Television, and American YouthANNE R. SOMERSANNE R. SOMERSSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-84-6-743 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1973, 18 032 young Americans, aged 15 to 24, died in motor vehicle accidents, 5182 were murdered, and 4098 committed suicide (1). The three main causes of death in this age group were all violent. During the same year, 425 children, aged 5 to 14, and 342, aged 1 to 4, were reported murdered. The actual figures for child murders are assumed to be very much higher.The death rate, for ages 15 to 24, from all causes, was 19% higher in 1973 and 74 than it had been in 1960 and 61 (2). The rise was entirely due...References1. : Final mortality statistics, 1973, in Monthly Vital Statistics Report. 10 Feb 1975, Table 6, p. 11 Google Scholar2. : Annual summary for U.S., 1974, in Monthly Vital Statistics Report, 30 May 1975 Google Scholar3. : Mortality Trends for Leading Causes of Death, U.S. 1950-69, Ser 20, No. 16, March 1974 Google Scholar4. ALDEN R: U.N. charts show big lag among nations in lifespan. NY Times 1 Feb 1973 Google Scholar5. BARNETTKLEITMANLARSON AJR: On Urban Homicide: A Statistical Analysis. Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT Operations Research Center Google Scholar6. KLEBBA A: Homicide trends in the U.S., 1900-74. Public Health Reports 90:198-99, 1975 Google Scholar7. : Uniform Crime Reports, U.S., 1973. Washington D.C. U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1974 Google Scholar8. Accident Facts, 1974, National Safety Council, 1974, p. 61 Google Scholar9. U.S. finds 'epidemic' child abuse rate. NY Times 30 Nov 1975 Google Scholar10. GERBNERGROSS GL: Violence Profile No. 6. Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School of Communications, 1974, p. 31 Google Scholar11. STRICKLAND S: Who Ought To Do What About TV Violence? 18 Feb 1975 (processed) Google Scholar12. BROZAN N: Film and TV violence: a nursery school takes a stand. NY Times 3 June 1975 Google Scholar13. HICKEY N: Does America want family viewing time? TV Guide, 6-12 Dec 1975 Google Scholar14. : To Establish Justice, To Insure Domestic Tranquility (Final Report). Washington D.C., Govt. Printing Office, 1969, p. 190 Google Scholar15. CATERSTRICKLAND DS: TV Violence and the Child; The Evolution and Fate of the Surgeon General's Report. Russell Sage Foundation, 1975, pp. 11. Google Scholar16. BROWN L: New 'Godfather' part of TV film deal. NY Times 10 July 1975 Google Scholar17. ROTHENBERG M: Effect of television violence on children and youth. JAMA 234:1043-46, 1975 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ANNE R. SOMERSAffiliations: Department of Community Medicine Rutgers Medical School College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Piscataway, New Jersey PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byExposure to Television as a Cause of ViolenceTelevision and children: Issues involved in corrective action. 1 June 1976Volume 84, Issue 6Page: 743-745KeywordsAdolescentsAge groupsChildrenDeath ratesHomicideSuicide ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1976 PDF downloadLoading ...