
22. What If TV Isn't Bad for Us?
Freakonomics, M.D.
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Cable TV and Domestic Violence
When cable t v is introduced, we see changes in some of these attitudes about spousul treatment. We actually also see some reductions in pregnancy rates and school enrolment. And perhaps most notably, women were changing their views on domestic violence. In the pre cable period, people report an average of two circumstances in which beating is deemed acceptable. After the cable television is introduced, that drops to something like one point seven.
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