Documents the hearings held in 1972 by the United States Senate Subcommittee on Communications on the subject of television violence. The four-day hearings established for the first time a causal relation between violence on television and violent behaviour.
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ACMI Identifier
008885
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television - Psychological aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Violence in television
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)