Does Viewing Violence Lead to Violent Behavior

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1 Does Viewing Violence Lead to Violent Behavior? The impact of violence in media has been a subject of study for several years. There is sufficient research evidence to show that there is a link between violence on television, movies, video games and digital games and real life violent behavior. Seeing violence in the media frequently affects viewers in three main ways; firstly, they become desensitized to incidences of pain and suffering. People who watch violent scenes over a long period may not experience anxiety from seeing the imagery. In some cases, they may perceive these scenes as enjoyable. Secondly, people, and children particularly, become fearful of their surroundings, and thirdly, it may lead viewers to display aggressive and violent behavior. Media is extremely violent. Violence in the media is prevalent because of its popularity in entertainment culture. Obviously, not everyone who watches violence in the media will resort to violent behavior. However, the effects of viewing violent imagery exist, although sometimes indirect and subtle Buy this excellently written paper or order a fresh one from ace-myhomework.com


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