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Researcher Suggests Universal Media Ratings Based on Content, Not Age
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A developmental psychologist who runs the Media Research Lab at Iowa State University is proposing a new universal media ratings system that is based on content as opposed to age. Douglas Gentile says on TechNewsDaily.com:

“All of our rating systems rest on the assumption that all parents agree on what content is appropriate for what age, but there is no agreement.

In a recent study, for example, 33 percent of the more than 700 parents questioned in the study said it was appropriate for children younger than six to view footage of romantic kissing, while 22 percent of the parents said children should be at least 13 to 16 years old before viewing such material.

Click here to read more about Gentile's study and his proposed media ratings system.
 
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