violence in the media essays

ViolenceintheMediaandhowitAffectsSociety

Theeffectofmediaisprofoundandfar–reachingAllovertheworld,themediainfluencesour valuesandintrudesuponourdeep–seatedideologiesandbeliefs.Indeedthemediahasbeena powerfulforceininfluencingpeople'sperceptions,andmoreimportantly,theirbehavioraswell. Business,politicians,andshowbizpersonalitiespayhugesumsofmoneytomediafirmsinorder createanimageorchangeanexistingone.Politicsinparticular,hasbeenmakinguseofthemedia togeneratepublicsupportfortheircampaignsandsupportforcertainpoliciesandlegislations

Indeed,thepowerofthemediatoaffectourbehaviorhaslongbeenproven.Amongthemost pressingshowmorecontent fromtheNationalInstituteonMediaandtheFamily).

▪Childrenbetweentheagesof8and18spendmoretimeexposedtovariousformsofmedia(TV, computer,gameconsoles,music,etc)thananyotheractivityintheirlifetime.(KaiserFamily FoundationqtdfromtheNationalInstituteonMediaandtheFamily)

▪Ofoverathousandstudiesthathavebeendoneontheeffectsofviolenceintelevisionandmovies, majorityofthemconcludethatindividuals,especiallychildrenwhospendsignificanttimewatching violenceonTVandmoviesaremorelikelytodisplayaggressiveorviolentbehavior,attitudesand values(SenateCommittee;CongressionalPublicHealthSummitqtdfromtheNationalInstituteon MediaandtheFamily)

Accordingtothesefigures,theyoungertheageoftheindividual,themoresusceptibletheybecome totheadverseeffectsofexposuretomediaviolence.(Trend93)Theaggressivenessareoftenlatent andpresentslaterinlifewhichisaddstothedifficultyofmeasuringtheactualeffectsofmedia violence.(Freedman137)

WomenwhospendlonghourswatchingTVviolencearemorelikelytorespondviolentlytowards theirspouses.Thereisanincreaseinphysicalityamongwomenwithhighermediaviolence exposure.(Partenheimer)Inthesamevein,menwho

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Violenceinthemedia,likesexualrepresentationinthemedia,issocommonthattheyareoftenseen onadailybasis.Astimeandtechnologyhasprogressed,violencehasbecomeamoreprominent featuretocertaintypesofmediaandisbecominglessuncensored.Violencecannowbeseenacross awiderangeofmovies,televisionshows,newspapers,magazines,videogames,andevenon FacebookMediumsinwhichIseeviolentmediathemostisthroughmovies,televisionshows,and Facebook.Eachoftheseforms,Icaneasilysayexposemetosometypeofviolenceseveraltimesa day.Manydifferentformsofviolence,evenintheslightestwaysareshownacrossmanydifferent genresmoviegenresViolenceismostcommonlyassociatedwithsuspense,showmorecontent IwitnessviolenceonFacebookseveraltimesaday.Justthismorning,avideocameacrossmy newsfeedabouttwofirstgradegirlsfightingontheschoolbuswitheachother.Theseyounggirls wereactuallypunchingandkickingeachotherwiththeintenttocausebodilyharm.Icanalso vividlyrememberwatchingavideoonFacebookofayoungmotherbeingbeatenupbytwoother girlswhilehertoddleragedchildstoodonthesidecryingandscreamingforhermotherbeing attacked.Notonlyaretheseviolentfightingvideossharedthousands,sometimes–evenmillionsof times,onFacebook,buttherearealsowebsiteslikeWorldStarHipHopthatfeatureandpraise violentvideoslikethese.Peopleoftensharethesevideostoexpresstheirupsetforsuchhorrific actionsorforpersonalentertainmentpurposes,butthesevideoscouldalsonegativelyimpact societyYoungadultsandpreteensareaccessingsocialmediaplatformslikeFacebookatyounger agesthaneverbefore.Withyoungerchildrenhavingaccesstotheseviolentvideos,itmayprovoke youngadultsandpreteenstothinkitisacceptableorfunnytoacinthismannerbecausetheydonot seethepeopleinthevideobeingpunishedfortheiractionsIfanything,youngadultsorpreteens canseetheseviolentactionsasbeingrewardedforbeingsharedacrossmanydifferentformsof socialmediaandgainingrecognitionevenifitisinanegative

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ViolenceinMediaandSubliminalMessages

Medianegativelyimpactsitsviewers,resultinginviolentbehaviorthroughdesensitization,creating fearfulandaggressiveattitudes,whilereducingtheirabilitytobecreative,whichwillonlyworsen inthefutureduetothemagnificationandimportanceonviolenceinsocietytoday.Violenceand aggressionwereonceseenasshameful;howeveractsofaggressionhaveincreasedby46%sincethe 1970'sandby2030areexpectedtoincreasebyanother24%(AmericanPsychologicalAssociation, 2012).Movies,televisionscreensandvideogameshaveallglorifiedviolenceandmanyvarious formsofaggressionAtaveryyoungage,children'smindsareincrediblyeasytoinfluence,their brainsabsorb...showmorecontent...

ItwascalledNotelbyherresearchteambecauseitwasanotelevisiontown.Thecitygottelevision forthefirsttimeintheyearof2003.Williamsandherassociatesdecidedtostudytheimpact. Secondgradestudentswerewatchedoveraperiodoftwoyearsforratesmeasuredpsychological aggressionTwoyearsaftertheintroductionofTV,ratesofphysicalaggressionamongchildrenin Notelincreasedby160%and33%afteronlyoneweek.Therefore,itisnotwithoutreasonthatin 2006,theHouseofDelegatespassedResolution38:"ThehousedeclaresTVviolencethreatensthe healthandwelfareofyoungAmericans...andencouragesoppositiontoTVprogramscontaining violence"(BrandonS.Centerwall,2006).Demonstrating,howtelevisionhasatremendousnegative impactandthesimplepresenceofthisformofmediaresultsinanincreaseinphysicalaggression, alasthreateningthewell–beingoftheindividuals.Televisionhasmanynegativeimplicationson society,asitisinhumannaturetomimicactionsviewed,thustheincreaseinthiselementwillresult ina16%increaseinthetypesofcrimescommonlydisplayedonTV,includinghomicideandabuse (AmericanPsychologicalAssociation,2012).Violenceontelevisionisoneofthemanysourcesof mediaviolencethatcausesaggressionandcausesimmediateharmtochildrenandyouthinthe present

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Somebelievethatviolenceinthemediaistoblameforviolenceinpeople,butthatargumentis underminedbytherealizationthatviolenceexistedlongbeforevideogamesandtelevision.Infact, violencehasactuallybeensteadilydecreasingsincethesethingshavebeengrowinginpopularity. Criticsofviolentmediaseemtolongforthe"goodolddays";atimebeforetherewasviolenceinthe mediaThesecriticsfailtoacknowledgethatthose"goodolddays"wereactuallyfarmoreviolent thantoday.Whileviolenceisstillpresentinmodernsociety,itpalesincomparisontotheviolence thatwasonceapartofdailylife.Formostofhumanhistory,peoplehavelivedlivesdominatedby violenceFromprimitivehuntersshowmorecontent

"HomicideratesinFrance,Germany,ItalyandJapaneitherfailedtochangewithincreasing televisionownershipinthesameperiodoractuallydeclined,andAmericanhomiciderateshave morerecentlybeensharplydeclining"(30).Despitethegrowthofviolentmovies,videogames,and televisionshows,orperhapsbecauseofit,societyasawholehasbecomeafarlessviolentplace thanithaseverbeenbeforeProponentsofcensorshipassertthatviolenceinthemediacauses violentbehaviorinchildrenandyoungadults.Asevidence,theypointtothingsliketheLittleton shooters'historyofplayingviolentvideogamesandmoviesandthesimilarityoftheshootingsto certaingames.AstudyconductedbytwopsychologistsattheUniversityofMichiganisoftencited ashaving"shownthatchildrenexposedtoviolentprogrammingatayoungagehaveahigher tendencyforviolentandaggressivebehaviorlaterinlifethanchildrennotsoexposed"(31)Morein depthstudieshavecontradictedthesefindings.Anothergroupdidastudywhichfollowed875 childrenfromageeightthrougheighteeninupstateNewYork.Thegroupconcludedthat"the correlation–031–wouldmeantelevisionaccountedfor10percentoftheinfluencethatleadtothis behavior"(31).Itshouldalsobeknownthatthis"onlyturnedupinoneofthreemeasuresof aggression;the

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MediaViolenceanditsnegativeimpacthasbeendiscussedanddebatedformanyyearsAschildren growintoteenstheyencounterasvastamountofviolenceinthemedia,negativelyimpacting today'syouth.Teenagerswhoareexposedtomediaviolencewillfailtodevelopeffective socializationstrategiesandresortmorereadilytoviolence,whichmakessocietyamoredangerous placeThroughsocialcontact,individualslearntothinkandactincertainways,thistypeoflearning iscalledsocialization.Oneofthemostinfluentialagentsofsocializationismassmedia.Children spendanaverageoffourhoursinfrontofatelevisioneachday,andwitheachpassinghour,they witnessbetweentwentyandtwenty–fiveaggressiveactsshowmorecontent

Theycausedisruptionsinneighborhoodsandputthelivesoftheirneighborsindangerbygetting involvedwithalifeofcrime.Everythingtheseindividualslearnedwasbyobservingitonthe television,thisisknownastheimitationeffect(Phillips).Whattheyobservedwasviolence,sothey learnedtobeviolent.

Thewaypeoplebehaveandproblemsolveisalsoimpactedfromexposuretoviolenceinthemedia JefferyJohnson,ofColumbiaUniversity,conductedanexperimentinwhichheobservedover seventyfamilieswithinseventeenyears,focusingontheirviewinghabitsandvariousbehavioral tendencies,findingthattheamountoftelevisionswatchedduringchildhoodincreasedthelikelihood ofbehavingaggressively(Phillips).Thisexperimentisoneofmanyshowingthatmediaviolence directlyimpactsbehaviour,andhaspeopleresortingmorereadilytoviolenceNotonlydoes violenceinthemediahaveanimpactonthewaypeoplebehavesocially,butaccordingtoastudy donebyDimitriChristakisoftheUniversityofWashington,childrenwhowatcheddoublethe averagetelevisionviewinghoursweretwenty–fivepercentlikelytobediagnosedwithattention deficithyperactivitydisorder.(Phillips)PeoplediagnosedwithADHDhavedifficultyfocusing,are overactive,andoftencannotcontroltheirbehaviour,disruptingthewaypeopledothings("ADD/ ADHDinChildren").BeinginaclassroomoronthejobwithsomeonewhohasADHDwillnot onlyaffect

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Exposuretothemediaviolencemaybeespeciallyproblematicinlateadolescence.Televisionand othermediaplayamajorroleinadolescentsocializationandidentitydevelopmentbyproviding perspectives,values,ideologies,andbehaviormodels(ArnettG.,RobertsD.etal.).Thesocializing roleoftelevisioninparticularmaybeamplifiedbythelargeamountoftimeyoungpeoplespend withthismediumSpecifically,18–to24–year–oldsspendmoretimewatchingtelevisionand moviesthanyoungeryouth(CenterforResearchExcellence2009).Inordertounderstandthe violenceinmediaasathreattosociety,anunderstandingofwhyandhowviolentmediacause aggressionisvitalInfact,psychologicaltheoriesthatexplainwhymediaviolenceissuchathreat arenowwellestablished.Thesetheoriesalsoexplainwhytheobservationoftelevisionviolence stimulatesaggressivebehaviorintheobserver.

Themajorconcern,asubstantialportionoftelevisionprogramsandmoviescontainsviolence, definedas''visualportrayalsofactsofphysicalaggressionbyonehumanagainstanother'' (Huesmann,T.).Inthispaper,Iwillinvestigatetheeffectsoftelevisiononsociety,becauseitis importanttoknowhowtelevisioninfluencessociallife.Considerablystudieshasbeenwrittenabout theeffectsoftelevision.Itisverydifficulttodeterminethem,becausetelevisionisamanifestation ofsociety.Severalstudieshaveshownthatinthelongrun,habitualexposuretothe

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Mediaviolenceexposurehasbeeninvestigatedasariskfactorforaggressionbehaviorforyears.

Theimpactofexposuretoviolenceinthemediathelongtermdevelopmentandshortterm developmentofaggressivebehaviorhasbeendocumented.Aggressioniscausedbyseveralfactors, ofwhichmediaviolenceisone.Researchinvestigatingtheeffectsofmediaviolenceinconjunction withotherpredictorsofaggressionsuchas;environmentalfactorsanddysfunctionwithinthefamily household,isneededinordertobetterunderstanditscontributiontoaggressivebehavior. Furthermore,thedebateofwhetherornothowmediaviolenceleadstoaggressionhasreceived renewedattentionfollowingtragicevents;SandyHook,UmpquaCommunityCollegeinKosenburg, Oregon,2012Aurorashooting,traumaticnewscoverage,a8yearoldboyintentionallyshotand killedelderlycaregiverandcountlessotherevents;allofthesecasualtieswerecausedbymedia violence.Mediaviolencecanbeamurdersimulator;byteachingandguidinghowtocommit aggressiveandviolentcrimes.Aggressionisusuallydefinedbybehavioralscientistsasbehavior thatisintendedtoharmanotherpersonCommonformsofaggressionarephysical(forexample, punching),verbal(forexample,sayingorwritinghurtfulthingstoanotherperson),andrelational (forexample,intentionallyandpubliclynotinvitingsomeonetoasocialfunctiontoharmtheir socialrelationships).Violenceusuallyis

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IntroductionWiththerecentincreaseinmediapresencethroughouttheworld,therehasalsobeenan increaseinviolenceportrayedthroughthemedia.Mediaviolenceisbelievedtobecausing aggressionintoday'syouthandsociety.Thispaperwillexaminethepotentialreasonsonhowmedia violenceiscausingaggression

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Inastudyconducted,mediapsychologists,masscommunicationscientists,pediatricians,and parentsallcompletedananonymousonlinesurveythataskedwhethertheybelievedthatexposureto differenttypesofviolentmedia,suchascomicbooks,internetsites,literature,movies,music,music videos,sports,TVprograms,orvideogames,increasedaggressioninchildrenandwhetheritisa majorshowmorecontent

Inexperimentone,fiftymenandfiftywomenthatwereundergradpsychologystudentsservedas subjects.Tensubjectsofeachgenderwererandomlyassignedtoseeoneoffivevideosthatvaried inviolentcontentThemaindependentvariableinthefirstexperimentwasthenumberofaggressive thoughtslistedbythesubjectimmediatelyafterwatchingthevideo.Theseconddependentvariable wasthesubject'sviolenceratingofthevideotheyviewed.Immediatelyafterviewingthevideo, eachsubjectfilledoutasetof5–pointratingscalesindicatingthedegreetowhichthevideohad beenenjoyable,amusing,realistic,andviolent.Theyfoundthat,aggressivethoughtsandviolence ratingsbothincreasedwiththelevelofviolenceinthevideowhichsupportedthehypothesis Experiment2allowedatestofthereplicabilityofthefindingsofExperiment1byincludingratings ofvideotapeviolenceandlistingofthoughtsfollowingobservationofthetapes.Thistime,however, eachsubjectwastestedindividuallyinasmallcubicleTheprocedurewasverysimilarexceptjust priortoobservingavideotape,thesubjectwasgiventheadjectivechecklist,andbaselineblood pressureandpulserateweremeasured.Duringtheshowingofthevideo,thesubject'sbloodpressure andpulserateweremeasuredthreetimesduringa2–mininterval.Afterviewingthevideotape,the subjectlistedtheirthoughts,ratedthevideo,providedinformationabouttelevisionviewinghabits, and

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VIOLENCEINTHEMEDIAEssay

ViolenceintheMedia

Violencehasbeenapartofsocietyeversincethedaysofthecavesmen,butonlyrecentlyhas televisionlifteditsbanonthegraphicdepictionofviolence.Americanchildrenandadolescentsare beingexposedtoincreasingamountsofmediaviolence,especiallyintelevision,movies,video games,andyouth–orientedmusic.Videogameviolence,children'scartoons,andmusiclyricshave becomeincreasinglygraphic.Inmovies,actionfilmsdepictvividprecisemurders,rapes,and assaults;witheachsequel,thenumberofdeathsincreasesdramaticallyAlthoughmediaviolenceis nottheonlycauseofviolenceinAmericansociety,itisthesinglemosteasilyremediable contributingfactor.Itisthesesocialnetworksshowmorecontent

Thisisallbecauseitwasexposedatatimewhensocializationwasmostvulnerable. TherearemanyPsychologicalconceptsthatcontributetopeople'sdeviancesuchastheir personality,containment,andalsothroughlearning,whichisobservationofothersTelevision violenceinfluencesbehaviorthroughobservationallearning,byreducingsocialconstraints,andby arousingaggressivetendencies.Externalsocialcontrolistheattemptofotherstocontrolone's behavior,however,itmaynotbejustcontrolbutalsoinfluence.Althoughtheviewermaynot blindlymimicviolentactsportrayedontelevision,althoughitisallpossible,manyfactorscan contributetowhatdictatesaviewersactionsOnemethodbywhichthemediamaypromote violenceisthroughimitation.Imitationincludesmorethansimplyapplyingacrimetechniquethe criminallearnedbywatchingtelevision.Fictionaltreatmentsofcrimecaninspireandempower potentialcriminals

Everyhourthereare9.7actsofviolenceonT.V.andanother21.3alonearecartoons.Aschildren watchingthecompetitionthecoyotehadwiththeroadrunnerfromLooneyTunes,whichalways resultedinaviolentattemptfromthecoyotetostoptheroadrunner,doesnotteachthatinasense competitioncanbehealthy.Insteaditturnstoviolenceasawayof

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Researchpaperoutline/AnnotatedbibliographyIntroductionThemediaisgenerallyseenbypeople asawayofconveyingthetruth.IfsomethingisseenonTV,hasbeenheardontheradioor somethinghasbeenreadinthenewspapersthenitisperceivedasbeingthetruthThroughout historythemediahasbeenusedasatooltoconveydifferentmessagestopeople.Theissueofthe behaviorofchildrenwhenexposedtoviolenceonmediahasbeenanissuetobedebateduponand studiedforaverylongtimeTherearemanydevicesthatchildrenhaveaccesstooflatewhich includevideogames,iPods,iPads,DVDs,computersandsoon.Childrenareoftensaidtobe impressionable,thismeansthattheydonotseetheworldinthesamewayasadultsdo.Children tendtoseethingsthewaytheyare.Theytakethingsliterallyastheydonotpossesthesensibilities thataresophisticatedtomakeadistinctionbetweenrealityandfiction(LimitTV,2010).Itisa matterofgreatimportancehowmuchofmediacontentchildrenareexposedtoandwhatexactly theyareviewingonmedia.Theissueofviolenceisnotanewphenomenonamongchildrenand keepsincreasingwithtimeandchangeintechnologyandinformationtechnology.Thecausesof violenceinchildrenareseentobemultifactorialandexposureofchildrentomediaviolenceissaid tobeanimportantfactorwhenitcomestotheetiologyofbehaviorsthatareviolentamongchildren. Therearealotofviolentbehaviorsshown ...Getmorecontent...

ShouldtheU.S.Governmentmakealawthatbansviolenceinthemedia:inmovies,onTV,invideo games,andontheInternet?AdiShimonyGoldenGateUniversityToday,mediatakeamajorpartof ourlives,shapeoursocietyandcreatereality.TheBanningviolenceinthemediaisanefficient approachthegovernmentshouldtaketohandlethegrowingviolenceinoursociety.Iarguethatthe USGovernmentshouldmakealawthatbansviolenceinthemediaThelawneedstolimit broadcastingofviolencecontentattimesandplacesthatkidsarelikelytoview,andenforcetheuse ofpersonalcodeinTVwhichallowsindividualstocontrolthemediatheyconsume.

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ViolatingtheFirstAmendmentisthemostconvincingargumentagainstgovernmentintervention.In mypointofview,governmentlawwhichbansviolenceinthemedia,isanexceptiontotheFirst Amendmentandinsomewayempowersdemocracyinoursociety.Thosewhorejectagovernment interventionclaimthatcensorshipofsongs,art,showsoranyotherkindofentertainmentmedia violatestheFirstAmendmentandthedemocraticprincipleofthefreedomofspeech(Freedomof ExpressionintheArts,2002).Becauseofthevalidationofthisargument,theCongressfailedto enactalawthatwouldeffectivelycontroltheviolenceinthemedia(Kevin,19994).However, "obscenity"isrecognizedbytheCongressastheonlylegitimatecauseforanexceptiontotheFirst Amendment.Eventhoughthereisnolegaldefinitionforobscenity,itisthereasonforbanning sexualcontentsinthemediaIbelievethatnowitistimetodefinealegalterminologyforobscenity, anddepictionsofextremeviolenceshouldbeincludedunderthisdefinition.Nowadays,violencein themediaisunavoidableregardlessofone'spreferencesandisavailabletoallatanytimeand anywhereViolenceisinadvertisement,moviesandinTVshowsandonecannotavoidit Therefore,banningtheviolenceinthemediabyenforcingasecuritycodeforviolentcontents supportstheFirstAmendmentandnotvice

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ViolenceintheMedia

WhatmakestheRoadrunnerandCoyotecartoonssofunnyandmemorable?Ofcourse,the explosions,hitsandfallstheCoyotetakeswhileinpursuitoftheRoadrunner.Pediatrics,a pediatricianreadmagazine,wroteanarticleontheinfluenceviolence,suchasthatincartoonsand otherformsofmedia,hasonchildrenfromages2–18titled"MediaViolence.""Althoughrecent schoolshootingshavepromptedpoliticiansandthegeneralpublictofocustheirattentiononthe influenceofmediaviolence,themedicalcommunityhasbeenconcernedwiththisissuesincethe 1950s,"saysAmericanAcademyofPediatrics,theauthorofthearticleinNovemberof2001.The articlecallsforaneedforallpediatricianstotakeshowmorecontent

Despitethesepublications,theauthorhasnoproofofhowthesestatisticsaretrueandfailstogointo anydetailofwhytheymaybetrue.Throughtheentireargument,theauthorputsoutmanystatistics fromrandompublications,butgivesnoreasonastowhytheymaybetrueCommonmathshows6 hoursand32minutesofexposuretomediaeveryday,forexample,wouldmeanthatifachildwakes upat7inthemorning,goestoschoolat8,andgetshomeat3:30,thechildmustthenconsistently usethoseformsofmedianonstopuntilheorshegoestobedat10whichleavesnoroomfor studying,playingwithfriends,oreveneatingdinner.

Theauthor,orauthorsaremembersoftheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics,whopublishthe magazine.Nosinglenameisassociatedwithwritingthisarticle;rather,itstatesthenamesof everyoneontheCommitteeonPublicEducationEveryoneonthecommitteeisacertifiedMedical Doctor,andeachisprobablyapediatrician,butnoneofthestatisticsarebackedwithanysortof prooffromthem,onlythepublicationstowhichtheyweretakenoutof.Someofthepublications whichthestatisticsaretakenoutofcomefromUniversitiesthough,whichmakethemmore believablethantheoneswithrandomauthors.Theauthorsseemtohavecarefullychosentheir statisticsandhaven'tneededtosaymuchtoshowwhatpointtheyaretryingtomake

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IsYourChildExposedtoMediaViolence?

Weliveinasocietywhereviolenceismeticulouslyandsilentlyengraininginourdailylives.As timeprogresses,theentertainingmediathatchildrenandadolescentshaveaccesstoeverydaysuch asmovies,commercials,TVshows,children'scartoons,videogames,toys,etcbecomemoreand moreviolent.Mediaviolencenegativelyaffectsthebehaviorofthoseexposedtoit,especially childrenandteenagerswhoexperienceviolentmediaonaneverydaybasis.Withthenew generationsbeingbornandraisedinasocietywhereviolenceiswidelyacceptedandexpressed, childrenareshowingviolentbehaviorinearlierstagesoflife,whichoftenbeginswithverbalthreats orminorincidents,butshowmorecontent

Childrenareoughttobelievethatinrealityviolenceisthewaytoendconflictandthatindoingso theyneedtoberewardedinsteadofcorrected.Thereisafinebutreallinebetweenwhatishealthy andnotintelevisionforchildrentowatch,withbigprosecutionsthatinthelongrunincludepolice involvement,jail,andultimatelydeath.

Furthermore,deathisnotonlyoneofthecausesofyouthviolence;inpresenttimedeathisalsothe mostcommon."Intheyear2000,violence––suicide,homicide,accidents,andassaults––wasthe leadingcauseofdeathamongyoungpeople"("Mediaviolence:facts,"2005)Ifnoneoftheabove statementsmadeagainstmediaviolencehavebeenconvincing,thisshouldatleastbeshockingto most.Howisitpossiblethatlivinginasocietywherewecallourselvessuperiorandmodernly developed,actsofviolenceaccountforthemostpartofyouthdeaths?Andnotonlythatbutnothing isdonetochangethispattern.Itcouldbearguablethattheyouth'sviolentbehaviorinvolvedwith thedeathsmentionedisnotnecessarilycorrelatedwithviolenceinthemedia,buttoagenetic disparity.Eventhoughthiscouldbeithasbeenresearchedthat"veryyoungchildrenwillimitate aggressiveactsonTVintheirplaywithpeers"(Beresin,2009).Theseaggressiveimitationsoon outgrowfromjustplaytorealcasescenarioswhenthechildrengrowup,causingatrociouseffects

Mediaviolenceanditsconsequencesare

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Withtechnologybecomingmoreadvancedeveryyearthepublicisbecomingincreasingly concernedwiththelinkbetweentheviolenceinmediaandactualviolencebetweenhumans. However,thistopichasnotonlygainedinterestbythepublicbutresearchersareintriguedbythe connectionaswell.Oneofthesubdivisionsassociatedwithmediais,gamingculture.Yet,its associationwithdevelopingviolenceamongtheyouthandyoungadultshasnotbeentouchedupon bymanyresearchers.Although,thefewwhohavelookedintotheviolencewithintherealmof gaminghavefoundmanyconnectionsinvolvingvariablessuchasage,race,ethnicity,gender, personality,andactsofviolence

Inthestudy,ExposuretoMediaViolenceandOtherCorrelatesofAggressiveBehaviorinPreschool Children;researchers,PerezandDaly,lookedintowhetherviolenceinmediasuchastelevisionand videogamesaffectedhowchildrenbehavedorhowtheygotalongwithothersduringplaytime.In ordertoconductthisresearchtheyselectedsevenpreschools.Aftertheparentswhowishedtohave theirchildparticipategaveconsenttherewasofficiallyasamplesizeof70children(32female,38 male).Thentocreateacontroltheresearcherssurveyandratedtheclassroomenvironment,the teachers,theparents,andthechildren'sabilitytobeself–regulatory.Asaresult,researchersfound thatchildrenwhowerehighlyself–regulatoryweremorephysicallyviolentandthosewhohadlow self–regulation

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ViolenceintheMedia

Intoday'sworld,thereisanendlessamountofinformationavailabletopeopleeverywherearound theglobe.Massmediaisdefinitelyshapingourworld,whetheritisinapositivewayoranegative wayTelevisionandtheradiowavesprovideuswithhoursofentertainmentTheemergenceofthe Internetallowsustoaccessthousandsofpagesofinformationwithinthereachourveryown fingertips.Butwiththeconvenienceofallthisinformationcomesalongacertainlevelof responsibilityAsasociety,weAmericansmustdecidewhatisappropriateinformationand entertainmentforthemassestoaccessandenjoy.Butdoestoday'ssocietygivetoomuchleewayin whatitthinksas"appropriate?"Doesincreasedshowmorecontent

Aglanceorotherexpressioncanbeaviolationwhenadifferentialinpoweroropportunityexists betweencharacters.Violencecanoccurwithoutinvolvingviolation.Muchprofessionalsport involvesconsiderableviolence,butatleastwhentherulesareobeyed,littleviolation

Thisdistinctionisimportantbecauseitisviolencethatcloudsanimpressionablemind,notviolation. Thisissobecauseaviolationwouldhaveasomewhatreasonablecause,whileviolenceisreckless andchaoticinitsnature.AccordingtoE.FDubowandL.SMiller,authorsofTelevisionViolence andAggressiveBehavior:SocialSciencePerspectivesonTelevision,"Ignoringconsequencesof violence(includingthepainofvictims,thevictims'families,andthefamiliesofperpetrators)or depictingtheconsequencesunreasonablysetsinmotionadestructiveencodingprocess."There couldbefoundadirectcorrelationbetweenaggressivebehaviorandviolencewitnessedon television.Themoreviolencewatched,themoredesensitizedaviewerwouldbecome.Dubowand Millerfurtherstate"viewersbecome[fearful]andbegintoidentifywiththeaggressorsandthe aggressors'solutionstovariousproblems."Itisthisidentificationthatcausesviolentbehaviorsto becomeencodedintheperson'smindwhenexposedtorepeatedviolentacts.Thepersonmaythen cometoseetheworldasableakandsinisterplaceAlongwiththis

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"ViolenceintheMedia"

Intoday'ssocietyviolenceinthemediahastakenatoll,whenwhitecopsstartingshootingblack unarmedpeople.IntheWashingtonPost,issitedthe492peoplehavebeenshotandkilledbythe policeTherewereseveralshootingsthattookplacedailyThemediaontelevisionwouldshow everyoneoftheshootings.TheshootingswereonFacebook,thenews,andthenewspaper.After showingtheseshootings,peoplewouldstarttoriotandprotest.IsawthevideoofPhilandoCastile shootingonFacebookThemediatookalltheshootingsandpromptpeopletoriotTheymadeit seemlikeifyouwereblackandgotpulledover,youweredefinitelygoingtobeshot.Themedia madeblackpeoplefeelunsafe ...Getmorecontent...

TheEffectsofViolenceintheMedia

JuliannaV.Cronan

AlexanderEarlyCollege

4thBlockHonorsEnglish MrsBumgarner

Abstract

ManywouldsaythatviolenceinthemediaisthekeyprobleminsocietytodayHowever,an analysisofviolenceinthemediarevealsthatviolencedoescreateamoreaggressiveworld,butthat isnottheonlyplausibleexplanation.Whenviolenceiswatchedorparticipatedin,theviewer'sheart rateandbloodpressureincreaseandtheyhavedifficultycreatingempathyfortheothers;theyare moreapttoactoutthatanger.Otherswouldarguethatstatisticallyviolencehasdecreasedinthe world,andthattheviolentbehaviorthatisdemonstratedbyafewdoesnotrepresentthewholeof society.Itiswiththisreasonthatmanysaythatthereshouldbestricterratingsonvideogamesand movies,andparentsshouldbebettereducatedonwaysto"teach"theirchildrenwaystodealwith theviolentcontentina"healthy"way.

TheEffectsofViolenceintheMedia

Youarewhatyouwatch!Anexaminationofviolenceinthemediarevealsthatmediaviolencedoes createamoreaggressiveculture.Eventhoughviolentcrimehasdecreased,violenceinthemedia haddoubledoreventripledThisviolentactivitiesviewedbychildrenandadultsinvideogames increaseareasofthebrainthatcontrolemotionalarousalanddecreasepartsofthebrainthatdeal withselfcontrolandempathy.Studiesshowthatchildrenbecomemore

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ViolenceintheMedia

Mediaisallaroundus.Everywherewelook,thereissomeone,somewheretryingtocommunicate hisorherthoughtstous.Andwiththenewtechnologiesinmedia,thismessageisstrongerthan everAlmosteveryhomeinAmericahasatelevisionorradioinitThemessagesthatareportrayed throughthesemediumsareunmistakable;buyme,listentome,thinkwhatIthink.Withallofthese messagesspinningaroundthereareboundtobesomebadseeds.Violencehasbecomeanimportant issue,somethingthathasbecomealmostpartofourdailylivesSooftenwelosesightofjusthow seriousviolentmessagesinmediacanaffectourdailylives.Violenceinthemediahasbecomeso muchmoreacceptedintheshowmorecontent

Thissometimeshasnewsteamsgoingtoextrememeasurestocapturethemostgraphicfootage.The viewerslikethemostgraphicfootage,sonewsteamsarealwaystryingtogetit.Thecyclecreates thenewstobeveryviolentandsometimestooviolentorgraphicfortelevision

Studieshaveshownthatyoungchildrenareoftenexposedtotheviolenceoftherealworldthrough thenews.Bybeingyoung,thechildrenareoftenwiththeirparentsandwhentheparentsare watchingthenews,thechildrenarealsoseeingtheimages.Sinceachild?smindretainsinformation, theimagesareperceivedbythechildandthechildthenbecomesdesensitizedandisacceptingof violentmaterial.Whenthechildrengrowup,theyarealreadyveryaccustomtoviolence,andso verygraphicimagestonot

AffectthemWithsocietycreatingthenews,andalsowatchingthenews,thecycleismadeThe peoplewatchandwantthemostspecificdetailofthestoryandthenewsteamsdoeverythingthey cantogivethattotheviewers.Withouttheviewerstherewouldbenoaudienceandthereforepeople wouldjustbeunawareofwhatgoesonintheworld.Thisiswhythenewsisimportant.The violenceintoday?sworldiswhatpeopleseebecausethatiswhatgoeson.

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ViolenceintheMedia:TheUpside

Thewordviolencehasanegativeconnotation.Whenyouheartheword,youimmediatelythinkof peoplegettinghurt,thingsbeingdestroyed,andtheaftermaththatisleftbehindafteraviolentevent hasoccurredWhileviolence,mostoften,isnotapositiveexperienceforanyone,thereisa misconceptionthatportrayingviolenceinthemedialeadstomoreviolentactsbypeoplewhoview it.Parentsshieldtheirchildrenfromviolentvideogamesandthenightlynews.Whiletheymaybe wellintentioned,theyareunintentionallycreatinganenvironmentthatleadschildrentobelievethat violencedoesnotexist."Theruleoftherealsaysthathoweverstrongmediainfluencesmaybe,real lifeisstronger.Reallove,realmoney,realpoliticalevents,andreallife,unmediatedinterpersonal experienceallshapekids'lives,minds,andbehaviormorepowerfullythananyentertainment products.MaggieCuttler,TheNation"(HaugenandMusser1)Showingviolenceinthemediaisnot thecauseoftheproblemsinoursocietyWehavearighttofreedomofspeech,ourlivesaredictated mostlybyourexperiences,notbywhatwewatchontelevisionorplayonagame,andviolencein themediacanactuallybeanoutletforpeople.

Ontheotherhand,thosewhobelievethatviolenceshouldnotbeshowninthemediaassertthat seeingviolencecaninspirepeopletodothingsthatwillharmothersManyoftheschoolshootings thathavehappened,suchas ...Getmorecontent...

ViolenceinthemediatendstobecompellingtopeopleacrossAmerica.TheaverageAmericanhas seen200,000actsofviolence,including40,000murders,ontelevisionbyageeighteen.Often,the mediaplaysapivotalroleinthewayviolenceisportrayedtocitizens.Themediacandecidewhich piecesofinformationtoincludeorexpungefromabroadcast.Peoplesoakuptheincidentsthatare happeninginotherneighborhoodsacrosstheUnitedStatesbecauseitdoesnotaffectthem personally.Violenceshownontelevisioncanoftenbemanipulatedtofitonesideofthestory,andis toleratedbythepublicbecauseemotionaldetachmentissimplerwhentheviolenceoccurshalfway acrossAmericafromone'shome

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