Essay on Effects of TV Violence on Children

* According to the National Television Violence Study, the context in which violence is portrayed is as important to its impact as the amount of violence. The study concluded that 66% of children's programming had violence. Of the shows with violent content three-quarters demonstrated unpunished violence and when violence occurred 58% of the time, victims were not shown experiencing pain. (14)

Television is the mainstream of our culture. Violence on television has been a topic of conflict since before 1950. There have been repeated debates on how to protect children from the harmful effects of violence on television. Television is one form of modern media that influences the everyday lives of people. Televised violence has a major effect on how children perceive the world and how they behave. "American television has become the most violent in the world. It is for this reason why researchers have focused their attention toward television violence" (Cantor & Hoffner 424-4-25). Children enjoy watching television and now with the increased technology of cable and movie

There is no question that television and films these days are filled with violence and antisocial behavior. Virtually every show, movie or news story nowadays has some sort of violent theme. Studies have shown that for every hour of television, there are 6 violent exchanges shown, and this number increases to 14 exchanges an hour

The federal government in the US has taken the initiative to curb not only the amount of violence that can be shown by one program, but also the level of violence that can be shown and to what audiences. By limiting the amount of violence shown on television before 10pm, the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, is trying to make sure that children are not exposed to the levels of gratuitous violence intended for more mature audiences. As early as the 1960s, studies reported that watching television can make children more aggressive. In fact, the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the National Institute of Mental Health have all linked

Advances in the network have grown tremendously over the past few years. Electronic devices, social media platforms, and false information from internet sources can have violent impacts on social environments. Television programs have also had a big impact on the violence in today’s economy. Violent programs such as The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, and Vampire Diaries have allowed the people of the American culture to say that the violence is okay. The American culture has taught its children that violence is a part of life and that we have to learn to adapt to it. In some cases, the adaptation is too much, and children's mental state is in jeopardy. It can cause mental disabilities and not being able to make good choices. Programming Networks have a lot of violence in their shows. “Advocates know the First Amendment prevents censorship of programming;

Our world has a variety of problems today, with violence being at the top of the list, you go anywhere and that is all you here about. Unfortunately it’s in front-page headlines of the newspaper and broadcasted on the news as top stories. Violence is a very big topic, although it is categorized into many small groups. There is juvenile violence, domestic violence, hate violence, terrorist violence, and violence displaced through various forms of the media. This research will be on violence in the media and does it affect our society. How we view television, has changed the world, no doubt in that. Turn your television set on and pick a channel at random; the odds are that half of the programs you come across will contain violent material. The statistics are overwhelming as I look on the internet, read articles, and look at the research. One of the things that most interests me in the violence on television, is the effects it has on children. Children learn by repetition while watching educational shows, so is learning violence on television an exception?

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

Violence in television and video games is becoming greater as does crime rates. Violent media tends to grow due to the amount of viewers watching. Media is becoming a ginormous factor in our society today, with that being said the audience has mostly been leaning towards more violent shows, movies, and games. With the viewer ratings of violent television series, more gory and violent shows have risen to fame. As most viewers tilt toward violence in their television there is a great chance of bad influence on them. According to the first table on the article ¨Instances of Violence per Hour on Prime Time TV¨ violence in television has only become greater and more

Media violence is something that is extremely prevalent in today’s popular media, especially television. According to an article by KD Browne and C Hamilton-Giachristsis published in the academic journal Lancet, “20–25 violent acts are shown in children’s television programs each hour, with an average of three to five violent acts during prime-time television

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

"Children born today will witness 200,000 acts of violence on television by the time they are 18" (Peterson). One must realize that eliminating all violence from the screen would mean that most programs including history, nature, and many educational shows would have to be canceled as well.  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in his press release, "Tune out the Violence," cites the National Institute of Mental Health, a government agency who found that "80.3 percent of all television programs contain acts of violence.  The typical program includes 5.21 incidents."  These are surprising and alarming numbers.  This leaves one wondering; what would be left to watch?   Taken these circumstances into consideration, the media does have the power to alter the viewpoints of its audience, especially the all-too impressionable minds of children.

A young child sits in front of a television watching cartoons while his mother runs around the house doing various chores.  The mother passes the room the child is in and glances at the television each time she passes.  The child is watching "Sesame Street."  Then, a half an hour later, "Mr. Rogers" is on. The mother walks into the room a half an hour later and stops in horror at what is on the television.  Her young son is watching the same station as before, but now a different cartoon is on.  It is not one of the educational, "cute" cartoons, but one filled with violence and destruction.

   In virtually all American households, a television is present. Through this electronic device, the public receives different messages. The main use of the television is for entertainment purposes. The programs on television usually mirror and enhance the different aspects of American culture. People ranging from infants to elderly adults watch television, the subject matter that is appropriate for these different age groups varies. Yet, television is indiscriminate of age presenting any topic to whoever chooses to view it. The television of today contains various aspects of society and enhances it, creating an entertaining program. One of these aspects is violence. Young children learn

There has been continuous research with regards to the relationship that exists between media violence’s and the behavior of the viewers. Some of this research has focused on children and teenagers. Despite most of them indicating the absence of a strong relationship with real life violence, there have been proof that it affects other aspects such educational performance and social relationships.

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