Media Violence Has A Negative Impact On Children And Adolescents

It is a matter of great importance how much of media content children are exposed to and what exactly they are viewing on media. The issue of violence is not a new phenomenon among children and keeps increasing with time and change in technology and information technology. The causes of violence in children are seen to be multifactorial and exposure of children to media violence is said to be an important factor when it comes to the etiology of behaviors that are violent among children.

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

Common sense seems to dictate that, because the media today primarily focuses on portraying acts of aggression and violence, it has been seen that young children often mirror and imitate such actions. In the book Contemporary & Classic Arguments, Psychologist Melanie Moore and comic author Gerard Jones write an article titled, “Violent Media is Good for Kids” and examine this relationship between violent media and its effects on children. They state, “For the past three years she and I have been studying the ways in which children use violent stories to meet their emotional and developmental needs- and the ways in which adults can help them use those stories healthily.”(Jones pg.78) The essence of Moore and Gerald’s argument is that kids need this type of entertainment to maintain a healthier lifestyle. Not only does it make children vigorous but it also helps them develop: emotionally, intellectually, socially, and

Over the past two decades, hundreds of studies have examined how violent programming on TV affects children and young people. While a direct "cause and effect" link is difficult to establish, there is a growing consensus that some children may be vulnerable to violent images and messages.

The media is one of the main elements that influences on aggressive and violent behavior in adolescents. Many researchers have revealed that adolescents spend hours in front of the television. However, violence in movies may convey that the superheroes negative physically and verbally aggressive behaviors are being considered cool, which makes them a role model for adolescents. This kind of violence in television demonstrates to older children and adolescents that is okay to have that behavior, since the characters in a movie are being rewarded for their behavior. According to Rasit Avci and Songül Sonay Gucray (2013): “The claim that watching violence behavior supports the emerge of

In conclusion, that was my ten page essay about media violence and how it affects adolescent’s behavior. It was easy to write this essay because my teacher help me along the way with these dreadful essay. At first, I hated that I had to write a ten page essay about one topic because I really believed that I couldn’t make it. After my teacher explained the steps, it was a breeze. I managed my work ethic and my time to make sure that I finished before the due date. There were times where I came to a writer’s block and I wanted to give up. But I didn’t let my negative emotions hold me down from completely this essay and making my teacher proud. I had one main motivation that help me keep working despite the rough times. The desire to graduate

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

“Ninety percent of movies, 68% of video games, and 60% of TV shows show some depictions of violence” says Caroline Knorr, a parenting editor for Common Sense Media (cnn.com). A main concern with children’s exposure to violence is the amount of violent content itself. An oversaturated market of

Violence in the media has come under a lot of scrutiny lately. Even though this is not a

In present day society, the realm of intense and violent video games along with their media counterparts is ever changing, and this transformation is leading to the most expressive and realistic viciousness a child can be exposed to without actually harming another human being. Furthermore, due to this tremendous level of ‘realisticness,’ the inquiry of whether or not the violence portrayed in these video games and television shows leads to an amplified level of aggression and other types of violent behavior in their participants and viewers has become a forerunner among both psychological and parenting authorities. The purpose of this paper is to give an honest assessment of the various studies performed on this topic, as well as to

In discussions of violent media on children, one controversial issue has been that violent media effects children in a negative way. On the one hand violent 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 there is no direct connection between violent media and children being violent.

Nowadays, people have more ways to access many kinds of media, like Internet, video game, television and film. It is generally believed that some of the bad information such as violent content in the media can have a negative effect on people, and it can end up causing some social problem. It is clear that children are more likely to be influenced by media violence than other age groups because of their world outlook and personality are not formed. Furthermore is if media violence does have some profound influence on children, this will lead to more social problems in the next generation. If people do not want their children to be affected by media violence, each person should pay attention in how to solve this problem. The thesis will focus on discussing the effects on children caused by media violence, and social problems caused by these effects, then give solutions. Specifically, children are influenced by media violence because media are lack supervision, therefore It can be resolved through Legislative limit and family regulation.

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).”

            In recent times, the news media has cried out against violent media, painting it as the leading cause for youth violence. Following events such as the Columbine massacre, news sources have vilified violent media, claiming that it is a primary cause of violent behavior in youths. This analysis provides firm research on the subject from the opposing and supporting sources, giving a thorough definition to the term “violent media” and  brings forth evidence that other psychological effects and environmental factors are more significant causes of increased youth aggression than violent media.

Literally thousands of studies since the 1950s have asked whether there is a link between exposure to violence and behavior. It is now understood by researchers that children learn new behaviors by direct experience or by imitating others in their social environment. Programs outfitted for children often contain more violence more violence than adult television. Most of the violent acts presented on television often go unpunished and are often accompanied by humor. The consequences of human suffering and loss are rarely depicted. This can lead young people to commit unknowingly and comically. Many shows glamorize violence and this is because television often promotes violent acts as a fun and effective way to get fulfill desired actions without receiving any form of punishment. It is even common for animated movies, digital video discs, and basic television labeled G- rated to contain violence. Even superheroes beating up villains exhibits a message that violence is normal and encourages. Many children will try to be like their favorite superhero and obtain the “good guy’ role in their play unknowingly participating in violent behaviors.