Standing in a crowded elevator recently, I was privy to a conversation going on between two college students in front of me. The young women were casually chatting about their day while repeatedly ...

While it’s been long established that watching violent scenes increases aggression levels, a new study in the medical journal Pediatrics suggests that profanity in the media may have a similar effect.

The negatives of profanity outweigh the positives, according to James O'Connor, author of the book "Cuss Control." No matter if workers choose to use profanity as a form of venting or a casual form of ...

My daughter’s teacher uses curse words in his teaching. She thinks he does it to impress the students. She doesn’t like it and neither do I. What can I do? A hallmark of the stereotypical “cool” ...

Profanity, according to Webster’s fat, 3,200-page dictionary, is an utterance of profane language. Those who had the misfortune of sitting through the first half of the staged reading of an alleged ...

A total of 223 middle school students completed surveys on their aggression, preferred media, time spent viewing media, perceived aggression in their favorite shows and games, beliefs about profanity ...