The overall pattern of research findings indicates a positive association between television violence and aggressive behavior. The first congressional hearing on television took place in 1952, when the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce investigated television entertainment to ascertain if it was excessively violent and sexually provocative and whether it had pernicious effects. Investigations of television have continued since then. Research also supports the conclusion of a causal relationship between television violence and aggressive behavior. Networks could police their programming, but this rarely happens, since they do not seem to recognize the relationship between violence and aggression. Since parents bear a major responsibility for the training, education, and socialization of their children, their role in examining what children are watching and in intervening, if necessary, is very important. Teachers can also help by teaching critical viewing skills to show students that: plots are made up, characters are actors, programs are broadcast to make money, and programs are subsidized by advertisers selling products. Parents and teachers can work together to teach children to view television critically and literately. (Contains 28 references.) (TB)