Violence in the Media Survey Form

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Are TV and the movies too violent?
The online vote is over — but it's not too late to take a class poll! Print out this ballot and vote with your class, then compare your results to the nationwide vote.

Violence in the Media Survey

Print out this ballot.

Note: Please write the number of girls who voted for each option in the space marked "girls," and the number of boys who voted for each in the space marked "boys."

1. Do you think there is too much violence in the media?

girls boys

yes yes

no no

2. What kinds of TV shows and movies do you spend the most time watching? (You can pick up to three.)

girls boys

dramas dramas

comedies comedies

cartoons cartoons

action action

music videos music videos

other other

Please specify:
Please specify:

*In questions three and four, please choose the phrase that you feel best completes the sentence.*
3. The ratings (G, PG, etc.) for TV shows and movies
help kids to decide whether a show or movie is appropriate for them to watch.	girls	boys

make kids want to watch shows and movies that are intended for adults.	girls	boys

don't make a difference to kids.	girls	boys
don't make a difference to kids.
4. Watching violent TV shows and movies
makes people more likely to act violently themselves.	girls	boys
makes people more likely to act violently themselves.
makes people less likely to behave violently themselves.	girls	boys

has no effect on people's behavior.	girls	boys
has no effect on people's behavior.
Now that you're done with your offline vote, compare your class vote with the results from the nationwide survey.

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