Argumentative Essay On Technology And Technology

“Television has changed the American child from an irresistable force to an immovable object.” (Peter). There was a time when all children wanted to do was to run, play, explore, and be adventurous. As time evolved, children have found more interest in television. Statistics show that a child spends 900 hours per year in school,and they spend 1,200 hours per year watching television. When asked to choose between watching T.V. and spending time with their families fifty-four percent of four to six year olds voted they would prefer to watch television. Television has changed the mindset of children over the years it has been proven that the more programs they watch, the more harmful it is to their brain development. T.V.

The media has the potential to yield many negative effects in the development of a child. Media violence can lead to aggression in children. As mentioned earlier, an average person has viewed approximately 15,000 hours of television by the time they graduate high school. In that time, it is said that almost 18,000 acts of violence including murders, robbery, beating, bombing, and assault will be viewed. With the extent of this data, there is a definite correlation between the media and aggression in youth. The more violence students watch on television or are exposed to from different media sources, the more prone they are to be violent and aggressive as they get older, especially during adulthood. Studies have shown that even small exposure

The main reason most people in past generations don’t like the Millennial generation is that they are addicted to technology, but is that really the problem. If technology was making the Millennials intelligence decline than the science scores would be declining. Millennials are starting a new era of being more technologically advanced than past generation and shaping the society around them to compensate for this constant desire of technology. Although it may not be technology doing this, it may be the new school system making kids less educated. The strong argument that “World and Screen” and “Mind over Mass Media” makes about technology being the reason the millennials aren’t succeeding are opposed by the argument that “The Beat (Up) Generation” and “The Coddling of the American Mind” makes about the school system and parents are preparing them poorly for the future while also bringing up the need to change the way past generation work with millennials.

Saturday morning cartoons contain twenty to twenty-five violent acts per hour (Stranger & Gridina, 1999). Pediatricians warn that media violence can be especially damaging to children under age eight because they cannot readily tell the difference between real life and fantasy. Many violent acts are perpetrated by the "good guys," whom kids have been taught to emulate. Even though kids are taught by their parents that it's not right to hit, television says it's OK to bite, hit, or kick if you're the good guy. This can lead to confusion when kids try to understand the difference between right and wrong. And even the "bad guys" on TV aren't always held responsible or punished for their actions (Nemours, 1995-2009). “These violent behaviors are learned,” said Dr. Slutkin (Herbert, 2010, p. 1). “They are largely formed by modeling, the almost unconscious copying of one another (Herbert, 2010, p. 1). And then they are maintained by the social pressure of peers (Herbert, 2010, p. 1). It becomes normal to reach for a gun (Herbert, 2010, p. 1). TV is full of programs and commercials that depict behaviors such as sex and substance abuse as cool, fun, and exciting. Studies have shown that teens who watch lots of sexual content on TV are more likely to initiate intercourse or participate in other sexual activities earlier than peers who don’t watch sexually explicit

Children and teens who watch violent TV shows and movies will display more aggression and violent behavior.

In conclusion, violent programs on TV lead to aggressive and violent behavior by the adolescents who watch

Today’s society has advanced so this past decade. So much to the point we use it at a daily basis. Technology does have it’s perks, but are we getting too dependent on it?

Literature Review: The article presents an issue with exposure to media violence. Children ages 2-18 watch an average of twenty-six hours a week of television. Sixty percent of programs being watched display violence. Children exposed to aggressive scenarios are likely to imitate those behaviors. Children

"It has been calculated that American kids see about 200,000 acts of violence and 25,000 murders on television by the time they reach age eighteen." (Schleifer 18) Arrests of people under the age of eighteen for violent crimes rose forty-seven percent from 1988 to 1992. (Miller 174) The American Medical Association conducted a study that found a direct relationship between viewing and homicide. (Miller 176) Does this kind of overexposure to violence have a significant effect on children and teenagers? The answer is yes! Many reliable sources have proven that violence in the media has a negative influence in children under the age of eighteen. Statistics show that deaths and arrests involving children due to violence committed by other

Television violence is not necessarily the problem with real-world violence in today’s society, nor is “violent” video games, or explicit rap music. United States violence increased between the 1960’s to 1980’s, but has dropped dramatically, especially violent crimes committed by young men, since 1992 (Freedman Par. 10-11). Although media violence is increasing, world violence is decreasing; there has to be a reputable and scientific explanation on why these children are committing violent real-world crimes. There have been less than one-hundred experiments completed on this topic of choice, and possible evidence that observer bias may affect these experiments. The FCC purposely schedule “violent” or “provocative” televisions shows during evening hours of the night for a reason. Parents of young children, from ages seven through fourteen, should not allow their children to watch these so-called “violent” television shows or play these “violent” video games. Certain television programs have warning labels clearly stating that, some material is not suitable for

As evidence has shown, children view many violent scenes while watching television, movies, or playing video games, but the question still remains: What psychological effect does violence in the media have on children? Research over the past 10 years has consistently shown that there is a cause-and-effect relationship between media violence and real-life aggression (Strasburger 129). Violence in the media can lead to aggressive behavior by children and teenagers who watch the various programs. Of course, not all children who watch television, or movies, or play video games develop aggressive behavior. However, there is a strong correlation between media violence and aggressive behavior. A study, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, examined how children's television viewing practices are related to aggressive behaviors. The results revealed that children who reported watching greater amounts of television per day had higher levels of violent behavior than children who reported lesser amounts of television viewing (Singer 1041). Witnessing violence is an important determining factor in violent behavior. The media serves as a means for children to witness violence. According to Bandura's Social Learning Theory, children imitate behavior that they see on television, especially if the person performing the behavior is attractive or if the

Media violence impacts the physical aggression of human beings. It is one of the many potential factors that influence the risk for violence and aggression. Research has proven that aggression in children will cause the likelihood of aggression in their adulthood. Theories have evolved that the violence present in the media most likely teaches the viewer to be more violent. It is a risky behavior that is established from the childhood. Furthermore, media violence is a public health risk because it gives off a long term effect of aggressive behavior to a correlation of .20 to .30. Media Violence through television, video games, cyber bullying, and bad advertisements negatively influences adults and children.

The world is filled with technology, but is that a good thing? Technology is used for everything one can possibly need. Cell phones are becoming life support to both teenagers and adults. Although technology has many benefits, it can be harmful to an individual's mental health. Technology can create stress, anxiety, and a lack of sleep. If people started putting technology down, they could improve their mental health by turning their attention towards something other than a bright blue screen in front of them.

Ever since TV has been introduced into the homes, parents, teacher and psychologists have been wanting to know about the impact of TV on children. According to the report given by National institute of mental Health in 1982, the following effects were identified in children on viewing excessive violence in TV [1] http://www.apa.org/action/resources/research-in-action/protect.aspx

Most of the world can be viewed through the television. Educational programs are aired. News from all over the world is broadcasted. Anything from sports to music is displayed on the television. While there are many positive aspects of mass media, to the contrary, there are also violent programs portrayed. Violence in all aspects of the media has drawn public attention with practically every novel type of media entertainment (Slotsve et al., 2008). With children being the main audience, this is a topic that has become highly debatable. Over the years more and more cases have come to light alleging television is the culprit to violence. Beginning in 1994, a three year study was conducted. This utmost recognized study of violence in television, the National Television Study, evaluated violence on the television (Slotsve et al., 2008). Through this study, a trend between violent and belligerent antisocial behavior was documented (Slotsve et al., 2008). The violence portrayed on the television can create footprints in the child’s mind. The paths become a link to abnormal behavior patterns. In addition, the Surgeon General’s Program of Research also identified a contributory linking between televised violence and antisocial behavior with children being more affected (Slotsve et al., 2008). The question still remains, is television a root for violent behavior?