Word: levine
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Levin, who has written books on children's fascination with war play, conceived the survey after parents and teachers asked her to take a look at turtle mania. She conducted the study with Nancy Carlsson-Paige, an associate professor of education at Lesley College...
...Turtles encourage violent and anti-social behavior among young children and have a disturbing effect on learning, behavior and play," said Diane Levin, an associate professor of education at Wheelock College who co-authored the study...
Ninety-five percent of the respondents provided examples of aggressive behavior linked to the turtle characters, Levin said...
...Levin sees no end in sight, especially now that a sequel to last year's box office success "Teen-age Mutant Ninja Turtles" is due soon in theaters. The new film's premiere is scheduled this week in North-ampton, Mass., home of the turtles' creators...
...Levin acknowledges the Ninja turtles aren't the first superheroes to beat up on the enemy. But the intense marketing of everything from turtle toys to lunchboxes has provoked an obsession with the creatures among children between the ages of 18 months and 10 years, she said...