(CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) Parents who watch multiple movie scenes of sex and violence quickly become more permissive about how old a child should be to watch films with disturbing content, according to a study released today in the journal Pediatrics.
Researchers from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania showed a nationally representative sample of 1,000 parents six different film clips from movies rated R and PG-13, such as “Terminator,” “8 Mile” and “Taken 2.”
After each scene, which either showed violent or sexual conduct, they asked the parents at what age a child should be before watching the movie.
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