Sports and Violence: Dirty Play or Criminal Acts? ... This is just one example of what is happening in the realm of sports in recent days. ... Fame or infamy, their names are well known, and they have a definite presence in the media. ... The sports fan may hold the key to stopping the violence that is affecting every area of the sports scene, today. ... For many people, sports has provided that arena." ...
By promising to fix the supposed media violence problem they gain offices, but never get to the real core of the problem. ... Parents blame the increase in violence in today's kids on the media. ... It is not the violence in the media that causes children to confabulate evil acts. A child that is constantly ridiculed at school, beat up on, not involved with sports, not out for extra circular activities, or has a low number if any friends, is very susceptible to the slightest aggravations that each and every person faces on a day to day basis. ... This can be easily associated with violenc...
Or is it the media? In this essay I will try to explain why I think the media has a huge impact of violence on the life of people today. ... Also parents could encourage their children to spend more time on sports, hobbies, or playing with friends....
The Most popular scapegoat today is violence in the media. Although there is a large amount of violence in the media, violent behavior in children can be avoided. ... If this is the case than the parents should encourage their children to play sports or join some sort of club. ... Violence will always be around weather we like it or not, but if parents spend more time teaching their children how to be responsible rather than having the media do it, then maybe the world can be a better place. ...
Brad Bushman, a University of Michigan psychologist who studies the effects of media violence, states, "While the general public equates aggression with violent behavior, actual violent behavior has never been measured "for obvious reasons. ... For example, sports don't have violence because violence behavior means the player will be out of the field by the judges, but aggressive behavior/play style is acceptable. ...
