Television Violence and the Effect on Children.
Children today are more wild then ever. Fifty years ago you would not see a child talk back to there parents, use violence to get what they want, or curse at other children. We also are having more gang violence, school shootings, and over all more juvenile violence then we have had in past years. Does Violence on television promote actual violence? Studies have proven that violence on television is a main cause of actual violence. It is up to the media, parents, and the government to help combat this problem. .
There have been numerous studies discussing the effects of television violence on children. In the 1970's, programs for younger women such as "The Bionic Woman," "Charlie's Angles," and "Wonder Woman" where used so that the younger girls would have a role model. A psychologist at the Aggression Research Group at the University of Michigan found that young girls who often watched shows featuring aggressive heroines in the 1970's have grown up being more aggressive. The older girls get into more confrontations, shoving matches, chokings, and knifings then girls that watched little or none of the programs (APA HelpCenter). As you can see the problem goes back even into the 1970's. Ever since then the violence has been on a rise. When asked "Do you think violence on television promotes actual violence?" Phil Mayer responds "yes, because it desensitizes people, it portrays violence as an acceptable solution to resolving .
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problems, which it is clearly not." A study done by George Gerbner states that one hour of primetime television contains five violent acts per hour. Morning cartoons on the other hand contain twenty violent acts per hour. Before a child reaches his or her teenage years the child watches over 20,000 murders and over 80,000 assaults (UVM.edu). Another study by Dr. Dale Kunkel states that an average of 6,000 violent interactions happen in a single week of programming (TV Violence).
Televison is now a daily part of my family life. ... Many attribute this problem to the violence children watch on television. Children have become desensitized concerning the value of human life by the many murders and violence viewed on the screen. ...
Why Violence Should Be Kept on Television Many people think violence does not need to be portrayed on television. ... Violence shown on television is just portraying the violence that happens in communities all the time. ... Although the violence that is shown on television is portraying violence, most violent acts shown do not condone violence. ... There is a new warning device on televison called "television ratings". ... In order to fight violence, violence needs to be stopped in real life first....
If people want to see violence, then they air shows like Cops and The Jerry Springer Show, even though some of these programs are not necessarily good for us to watch. When it comes to violent televison shows the American Psychological Association reports four effects found in people who continually view violence through the media. The APA has found increased aggressiveness, increased fear of becoming a victim, increased desensitization, and increased appetite for more violence in both real life and entertainment. ...
Violence on television has steadily increases in the last 25 years. ... A study by AACAP found that by result of television violence, children may: become immune to the horror of violence; gradually accept violence as a way to solve problems; imitate violence that they see on television; and identify with certain characters, victims, or victimizers (American, 1999, p. 1). ... The theory says that exposure to television violence increases aggression because violence increases excitation. ... Now we must ask how can we reduce the effects of television violence. ... This will limit how much viol...
Violence in video games and on television, is it a threat? ... Almost everyone has seen some form of violence on television, but how many actually kill because of it? ... That means if they see violence that helps release frustration. ... So as you can see, violence is not a threat to us. If violence was such a problem, wouldn't it be an easier question to answer. ...
This is due to the fact that she is so attached to the objects on the televison that she can't comprehend what's going on in real life. ... He wants Mildred to have the same views as him, but she already over come by the televison. ... Mildred is a person that is caught up in the televison era, and doesn't realize she is only being censored from real life by watching the "tube-. ... Many problems occur from these things: violence, depression and even suicide. ...
What was the nature/context of the action (violence, sex, drugs, obscenity)? ... The violence was pretty realistic as well. ... The violence threw out the show was completely provoked. ... I feel like personally violence is glamorized in the show. ... Violence for the vampires has become essential for their survival. 9. ...
