Do reality shows make teen girls "mean girls?"

November 28, 2011 8:21 AM

A new survey reveals that girls who regularly watch reality TV expect a higher level of drama and bullying in their daily lives. CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller reports. Then, Erica Hill and Jeff Glor talk to Julie Ross, executive director of Parenting Horizons and author of "How to Hug a Porcupine," about the ways to counter the influences teenage girls are seeing in reality television.

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