Some people feel that there is too much violence shown in the media. Many studies have stated that the media is responsible for most of the violence that we see in the world today. Although, people have choices and responsibilities that we can't allow ourselves to blame it on other things like the media. The violence we see in our media has an effect on adults and children. Since kids are also watch tv, parents have more concerns of the way there kids think about violence they see, read or hear.
The U.S. Gov. is just trying to protect its people from doing the wrong things in society and trying to hinder the act of violence which is proven to increase with the violence on television through heinous acts of violence. With the way society is today it would be best if the United States stayed censoring televisions. The dramatic change in society is going to be the reason that censorship goes from bad to worse right now it’s to most standard of sensory. Works Cited Censorship."
“Guns, Lies, and Video” Summary Rhetorical Analysis In Karen Wright’s “Guns, Lies, and Video” she addresses several arguments about the topic of violence in video games and the affect that they have on children and young adults. One of Wright’s opening statements is about how parents distinguish between virtual violence and physical violence and actually justify their children’s interaction with video games. She also states that there are studies that actually show the link between violence in the media and the aggressive ways their viewers respond to their messages. Wright also mentions how there was a time when video games truly were harmless, but now that they are more aggressive, people tend to get the message that violence is tolerable and funny. She also admits that one of the problems with video games is that there is no standard for rating video games, so any content that is profitable is acceptable.
As violence increases, the pressure for a safe and orderly school does the same. I believe that the first step that we can make to ensure school safety is to work with the students and explain that it takes everyone to establish a safe school. Violence in school has changed from bloody noses to pulling out a bloody gun and shooting an innocence person. , Children are so desensitized to violence from TVs, video games, and especially their environment. Young teenagers tend to imitate what they see exposing them to violence before they can understand it does not help them Violence just destroys their future by ending up in prison or the grave at an early age.
05 March 2014 Peters’ Censorship of Violence in Popular Entertainment Unjustified In Roberts Peters’ article “Censorship of Violence in Popular Entertainment Is Justified”, he writes about his personal concerns and his personal solutions to combat obscenity and uphold decency standards in the media. He believes that due to the many graphic and violent depictions in TV, films, music/RAP, video and computer games, the children in present society are easily influenced into acting out the media violence and turning it into real life violence. He believes that there are four main problems with media violence. The first problem is that is too much of it. The glut of media violence desensitizes viewers and contributes to the “mean world syndrome.” A second problem with media violence is that it can be easily imitated.
“Brain-imaging studies have suggested that a child’s brain does not distinguish between real acts of violence and viewing media violence” (p. 1) “Even if children on a conscious level, report knowing the difference between entertainment violence and real violence, their brains respond as if they were being exposed to a real threat” (p.2). The brain shows same level of activity when the child is looking at a violent television image or a genuine violent act. Images help human beings in different ways; it is part of our survival mechanism, helps us differentiate the mood of other people through body language, etc. When viewing violent television images the brain detects it as an image and generates stress in the viewer. A child’s
Outline and evaluate one psychological explanation of media influences on pro-social behaviour One psychological explanation of media influences on pro-social behaviour is parental mediation. Singer suggested that parents can enhance children’s understanding by watching pro-social programmes with their children and discussing the moral content and reinforcing the pro-social message. By adults explaining the message to their children it enables them to understand much easier and they can take it on board. Morals in pro-social programmes tend to be harder to understand than anti-social behaviour. Age is an important factor for understanding pro-social behaviour.
This cartoon also utilizes the children to count and remember things in interact with it. In today’s society there are both educational cartoons and educational programs that are now widely available on television for children. These differ from other programs on television today because there are strict guidelines for learning. While there are many different ways for children to learn and the television can become another resourceful tool for everyone to utilize. Some parents do not realize that when they are allowing their children to sit down and watch television for hours on end that there could be a show that is educational and will help to fill the child’s mind with knowledge and not pollution.
Fact: The Media's Influence on Violence in Society "...the media help create and continuously reinforce the "social scripts" that adolescents act out in their daily lives. Much of what goes on in entertainment (movies and TV) is a reflection of what goes on in the news; the media echo messages young people hear at school - in particular, themes of violence and sex are constantly reinforced" - John Merrow, 1999. Introduction Violence in our society, perpetrated by criminals, mentally unstable and easily influenced individuals produce effects that are more far-reaching and destructive to society than the physical damage they produce. It has been proposed that the media, through news reports and fictitious depictions of violence, directly influence others to commit such acts themselves. It is proposed that, similar to a contagious disease, witnessing or reading about a violent crime often can pass the idea of such behavior along to individuals who may never have conceived of such a thing on their own.
Scientists have tried to explain why children are so amused by a big glowing box and the action that takes place within it. Research shows that television is a major source of violence for children. This research shows us that violence appeals to every audience, including children. The effects have been seen in a number of cases. One example, from Alabama, was when a nine-year-old boy received a bad report card from his teacher.