What Did Harvard Medical School Researchers Conclude About the Effects

question 53

Multiple Choice

What did Harvard Medical School researchers conclude about the effects of the media on young people in Fiji, who until recently lacked widespread access to television?

• A) Television had few effects when it was first introduced but will probably be a significant long-term influence.
• B) The traditional culture of Fiji countered the more harmful effects of media socialization.
• C) Television affected young women's body images.
• D) Television increased the level of teen violence.
• E) Television had almost no effect whatsoever.

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