Does Violence In Media Cause Desensitization

Animal farm by George Orwell, and Malala Yousafzai's speech at the United Nations share the topic of change through different themes, as seen in Animal Farm by George Orwell change is seen as one of the major ways the elite maintain high power, while in Malala's speech at the United Nations change is feared by the elite because it might bring equality to the society. Though no one animal is confident in their thinking, the killing of some of the animals on the farm seemed like it broke the guidelines of one of the commandments. Some of the animals are starting to speculate if what Napoleon did is wrong. This speculation arose because the animals think,” the Sixth Commandment decreed ‘No animal shall kill any other animal’” (91).  

Media has dramatically changed over time from black white to coloured screens, from newspaper to having information on fingertips. Media has also become more violet in comparison to what it was over the past generations, as now video games and movies are action packed. The studies conducted by research scientist show various results from harmful to neutral effects of media, all these studies were children and teenage based it was not highly focused on adults.

As I sat in Alexander Hall at Invitation to Excellence, I looked around at the faces as the segment from The Dark Night played. I was struck by the faces of the students in the room—some were amused to an extent and the others were nearly expressionless—as they watched Batman pound The Joker’s head onto a table. The thought “how has the gore of movies desensitized our culture to the violence around them?” ran through my mind as I watched the students, products of our culture’s repugnant media.

Children exhibit aggression and other behavior problems. In the movies, "good guys" defeat the "bad guys" through acts of violence. Children love to act out what they see on TV. In everyday life, violence does not solve problems.

Does the violence occurring in media exhibit aggressive and violent behaviors in older children and adolescents? This is a big controversial issue that everyone debates on. However, many researchers have found that violence in television, video games, and media reveals that media violence increases likelihood of aggression and violent behaviors in adolescents. Although, negative experiences in families and peer groups have an important role in the development of violent behavior, children may develop that mentality to view the world full of conflicts and violence. I will be arguing how media violence does exhibit aggressive behavior a adolescents’ life. Therefore, many researchers believe that a violent behavior in adolescents is a learned behavior rather than an innate behavior.

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The relationship between media and violence is one that is constantly debated. Some believe that there is a relationship while some will argue that there is not and any connection they may have is coincidental. This essay will attempt to argue that there is a casual relationship between media and violence by discussing the desensitization some people have towards violence, the increased fear of violence, and the imitative behaviour some people may pick up from violent media.

the position statement of the National Association for Education of Young Children discussed the violence in the children's lives. It is evident that the problem of violence takes the life of an American child at least every three hours and the lives of at least 25 children. According to a national survey, 91% of the responding teachers reported increased violence among children in their classrooms because of the cross-media marketing of violent cartoons, toys, and videos. In fact, all children today affected by the violence that pervades our societies. Many factors can contribute to violence such as poverty, racism, unemployment, and substance abuse. According to the research, is clear that media, particularly television and films, contribute to the problem of violence in the

To start, the media in the U.S is much more violent compared to other countries. Due to this fact, many people struggle to understand whether or not there is a connection between media violence and aggression in children. There have been many studies done on whether or not the media has any sort of effect on aggression and violence in children. American television and movies provide many younger people with continuous violent content. A review made by the American Psychological Association showed that the average child or teenage views about 10,000 rapes, murders, and aggravated assault on television per year alone or 200,000 by the time a child reaches their teenage years (Hopf, W). This number would be even higher if the child focuses on watching only certain channels and programs that might contain more violence compared to others. One research study showed that 70% of prime time shows included some form of violence and 90% of children’s programs include some violence and the rate of violence seemed to be consistent (Bushman, B.J).

In discussions of violet media on children, one controversial issue has been that violent media effects children in a negative way. On the one hand violet media causes children to build up aggression and are at risk to be more criminally active as adults. My own view, is some people blame violent media for children’s aggression but media provides knowledge of what the content contains, to caution viewers from violent action. Violet media can also be beneficial to children, it causes them to express built up emotion and it is a person’s personality that causes children to reenact violent actions not the media.

Children view violence in different ways when they watch it on television, whether it is cartoons or a type of drama and action programming. After children have watched these television shows, they may have interpreted the meaning into a negative behavior. It could influence them by becoming aggressive, afraid of the world that surrounds them, or it may lead to confusion. When it is said that children may become confused because their parents teach that violence is wrong. When they view someone in a “superhero” position participating in violence, they may see that as it is all right for the simple fact the good person does the action. According to the American Academy of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry, “the impact of TV violence may be immediately evident in the child's behavior or may surface years later (AACAP, 2011).”

Violence in every form of media is a part of daily life. Children of all ages all over the world are being affected by violence in one form or another. This paper is focusing on television and gaming that children are engaged in. There have been many studies looking at this problem and ways to prevent children from being negatively affected. Children at as young as five years old are exhibiting aggressive behavior as a result of seeing violent behavior in cartoons and regular television. Some of these children as they grow up will become more

Children throughout America spend countless hours on the media, such as watching television, playing video games, or listening to music. Most media in the world today contains immeasurable images of violence, and average total media use of children throughout the United States is nearly 8 hours per day (Bushman & Anderson, 2001). This means that through this constant access to the media, young children are exposing themselves to countless images of graphic violence. This is a serious issue, as young children are greatly influenced by what takes place in the world around them, effecting their development and ultimately their behavior. Therefore, there is significant research that demonstrates some negative effects of young children’s overexposure to violence in the media, as it sometimes leads to desensitization and an increase in short-term aggressive behavior.

Regarding the harmful influence of violent media on behaviors, researches have shown that individuals who

When we see an individual commit an act of violence in our society, we often try to find out what led them to do it. We look for information regarding their personal history, whether or not there is something going on in their life that is causing them stress or if they grew up in a troubled family. When we see violence in our youth we often lay blame on the types of media that is being shown to kids at such a young age, particularly violent video games, television shows, and movies. Also, we like to look at their parents to see how they are raising the children and how their parents treat/interact with each other in front of them. All of these instances are ways a child may learn particular actions that they may begin to see as the “norm”