The creators of cartoons try to tie in real life situations into the show or comic books. When children are in a situation they can think back at how Batman or Spiderman have so much courage even though they don’t have parents. Jones used the book “Tarzan” to help his son conquer his fears of climbing trees. He believes children can relate to a certain super hero in every time of need to help themselves. (197, par.11) Now when Jones says, "Pretending to have superhuman powers helps children conquer the feelings of powerlessness that inevitably come with being so young and small" He is basically generalizing children’s feelings as a whole.
Parents believe that beating is a means of discipline and kind of education. However, it can also becovre the opposite. “Hitting children teaches them to become hitters themselves. Extensive research data is now available to support a direct correlation between corporal punishment in childhood and aggressive or violent behavior in the teenage and adult years. www.naturalchild.org”.
In Gerard Jones’ article “Violent Media is Good for Kids”, Jones identifies the ability to use violence in media sources as an outlet for children’s aggression by relating his own personal story with research on his opinion of the subject. Jones targets an audience that believes in the idea that children need a healthy channel for their anger. He quotes Melanie Moore, Ph.D., a teen psychologist who believes that, “children need violent entertainment in order to explore the inescapable feelings that they’ve been taught to deny, and to reintegrate those feelings into a more whole, more complex, more resilient selfhood” (Jones 59). Although Jones addresses the fact that the violence in entertainment is most definitely not harmless and has very
Ziara Battle 1/29/13 Dr.Chevaillier 1102- 02 Violent Media Is Good for Kids- Gerard Jones Summary The article written by Gerard Jones “Violent Media Is Good for Kids” was about how violent media can help children cope with rage. Violence plays a huge role in children’s development because; it is inevitable within our society. Being exposed to violence can be a way that someone’s chooses to find their identity. In some ways violence also teaches independence through self motivation. It can be both positive and negative but, the outlook on how it affects other is demonstrated by how someone grows to express themselves fully.
They are taught that the images of violence are amusing. Many children who view too much violence can end up committing crimes. According to How TV Affects Your Child (2011), “TV violence sometimes begs for imitation because violence is often promoted as a fun and effective way to get what you want.” (Violence) When children see their favorite character bopping someone on the head to get what they want, it sends the message that this is acceptable to do. Children can’t distinguish between when it’s right to use acts of violence and when it’s not. Also children who view violent acts on television tend to have nightmares, behavior issues and sleep problems.
People who abuse their children will not stop just because it is illegal(1, Selwyn Duke , The New American). Studies show that if a teen is still being spanked, he is more likely to get into fights and become violent. Research also shows that teens who are still receiving physical punishment do worse in school than their peers(2, Daniel Martin, Mail Online). There are positive effects of spanking your children if you do it the right way. Studies show that children who are spanked between the ages of two and six performed better at school.
Tammy Negrette March 23, 2013 Criminal Psychology Bandura Bo-Bo Doll Experiment Albert Bandura theory is that individuals learn behaviors and aggressive behaviors by watching others peoples behaviors. In Bandura’s experiment with the Bo-bo doll the children observe an adult beating the doll because it is an adult they think it is OK so in, turn they repeat the same behavior. Albert Bandura heavily debates that most children will learn and repeat aggressive and especially violent behaviors by observing others who display aggressive and violent types of behaviors. Bandura argues that they will copy the behaviors if watch through personal acts of others, seen in the media or by entertainment observations. Bandura also argues that while children can learn this behavior in the home by watching family members who maybe aggressive or violent and then acting on what they see.
Violence in the media cause children-teens in particular-to become aggressive towards others-especially when they are under a lot of stress. Violence in the media also desensitizes teens to the real thing and leads to normalization. Teens view so many acts of violence each day, they begin to think that the real thing is okay and a normal part of society. Boys are also more likely to be influenced violence in the media than girls. How Violence in the Media Affects Children Violence in the media continues to increase in terms of both quantity and realism each year.
If parents correct their children, then the children learn right from wrong. Golden’s and Shaffer’s views that toy weapons present violence are alike because they share a similar attitude towards violence. The authors believe that it is wrong to let children play with toy weapons at such an early age. Toy weapons teach them that violence solves problems, and it is the parents’ responsibility to teach their children their values in regards to violence. Another view that Golden’s and Shaffer’s articles share relates toy weapons to death.
1001 Nights As A Fairy Tale 1001 Night may seem to be more like a rated ‘R’ movie than a fairy tale for children. One would think that the violence in these stories is graphic and would be sure to give any child nightmares. In those times, the children were exposed too much more than modern children, sickness, death, hunger, poverty & war were a part of their daily lives, and it seems like these fairy tales were preparing these children for what their lives would be like, providing them with much needed life lessons. In the United States, many children are fiercely protected by their parents. They aren’t exposed to anything deemed scary or violent and taught that everyone lives ‘happily ever after’.