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Article: NETWORK TV'S ``FAMILY HOUR'' CONTAINS A BARRAGE OF SEXUAL MESSAGES, A NEW STUDY FINDS. IS THERE A CORRELATION BETWEEN TRASH TV AND A BREAKDOWN IN OUR CULTURE? PARENTS SHOULD TAKE CONTROL OVER WHAT KIDS WATCH.(PERSPECTIVE)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- December 22, 1996
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Byline: JOSETTE SHINER
Remember the ``good old days'' when the family could gather around the television for a cozy evening hour of wholesome viewing? Forget it. The ``Donna Reed'' of the 1990's is ``Roseanne'' and ``Little House on the Prairie'' has morphed into ``Beverly Hills 90210.''
The weeknight 8 to 9 p.m. time slot has been officially designated as ``family hour'' by the networks since 1976, and is watched by more than 1 million children younger than 11. Nevertheless, 75 percent of network programs at this time contain sexual content, according to an extensive study by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Children NOW.
There is a direct ...
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