The Increase in Violence
In the year 2000 there are many problems with society. One of the biggest and most controllable is the issue of violence. Although we are subjected to violence everyday by simply turning on the news, other forms of violence for entertainment can be censored.
This is the type of violence that is corrupting the minds of today's youth and destroying
the change for a peaceful future. In today's society violence is saturating the minds of
children and people must learn to become involved in the problem before it is integrated
into cultures around the world.
Due to the fact that violence is everywhere, people accept it because they
are constantly being exposed to it. It has become a reprehensible part of society. On
many television shows and movies the characters approach their problems in a violent
manner. When people view these shows they deduce that violence is an effective way to
go about solving a problem. Children especially have a misconception that violence is
requisite. ?Children?s television shows contain about 20 violent acts and hour? (Children
and Television Violence 1). Children?s minds are still in a developing stage when they are
young and as they grow older. Therefore, if they are constantly watching violent shows
they will develop a violent mentality. As these children grow into adulthood it is most
likely that they will display the violent behavior they have been watching. ?59 percent of
those who watch an above average amount of violence on television as children are
involved in more than the average number of such aggressive incidents as later in life?
( Children and Television 2). Along with television shows and movies there is also
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... realize that most of the scenes are not reality and should not be imitated. Children
who can?t distinguish between fantasy and reality shouldn?t be exposed to violence. In
order to accomplish this parents must take a stand. Parents must censor what their
children watch and teach them right from wrong. People must realize that children are the
future of our country. If they grow up in a violent society the years to come will be even
more violent. In the past the world has flirted with annihilation and it is up to today?s
youth to set the standards of what tomorrow will be like. Without a peaceful childhood
one cannot grow up to be a level-headed individual.
Works Cited
?Children and Television Violence?. Online. Internet. 25 May 2000. Available
http://helping.apa.org/family.kidtvviol.html.
To begin, this powerful essay focuses everything on violence and how it is being used by games, movies, and even the most influential people such as the president. The author, Barbara Kingsolver central point is to let readers understand the wrongfulness of the violence being shown and done by humans especially in schools. How can the
... much while watching television. It’s important for children to play, read, do homework and talk to other children and adults for healthy development. Most parents believe children are imitators and those who watch violent shows are more likely to display aggressive behavior and violence in the media, television programming, video games and movies are a growing concern.
With today’s technology and media presence, a child may watch more violence in thirty minutes than an adult experiences throughout their whole life.
In 1989 the results of a five year study by the American Psychological Association indicated that the average child has witnessed 8,000 murders and 100,000 other acts of violence on television by the time he or she has completed sixth grade. In further studies it was determined that by the time that same child graduates from high school he or she will have spent 22,000 hours w...
...tegy, which is highly promoted in television and cinema. While the state of the mind and family life are both crucial contributors to the actions of children, it is wrong to rule out the influence of violent television programs. The thoughts in our minds turn into the words that we speak and the actions we imitate. If these thoughts are created by the violent images seen on TV, then the words we speak will become hateful and cruel and our actions will cause harm to those around us. That is why television should be held moderately responsible for the violent actions of children. They are promoting negative influences which in return will swarm the young, developing minds of children and create adults with immoral actions and emotions towards violent situations.
together not only in the time of need, but at all times and in every
Children do not know any better than to follow the actions of what they see other people doing.
Violence is huge in today’s world and continues to get worse and worse as the years go by. People go throughout their days being controlled by violence and all it brings. Being controlled by an act such as violence will have an effect on the person that you will become and the outcome of your future. Violence has consequences, ruins lives, and it controls you and the actions you take. All choices have consequences.
In a research analysis of Media and Violence, studies show that “Although the typical effect size for exposure to violent media is relatively small ... this ‘small effect’ translates into significant consequences for society as a whole” (“Media and Violence: An Analysis of Current Research”, 2015). This states violent behaviors can come from the smallest variables, or clips from videos, which is why it is important for parents to control what their kids see, read, and watch, and limit the amount of violence exposure.
The world is a scary place and you never know what might happen next. As human beings we can’t predict the future and we sure can’t predict what another person is thinking. For the most part, the last thing that a peace-loving person wants is violence. In most cases however, violence may be the only answer. Like my dad always told me, “it’s better to have protection and not need it than to have no protection and need it.”
Children, especially younger children, are impressionable, but with proper guidance from a parental source in regards to television viewing, kids are not likely to act out violent television images.
With powerful impulses under poor control, the likely result is a crash.” Any teenager who was being truthful, would have to agree. In the same article, Peter Ash of Emory University goes on to say: “Violence toward others also tends to peak in adolescent years. It's mostly likely to start around age 16, and people who haven't committed a violent crime by age 19 only rarely start doing it later.”
A major reason for the impact on these children is that at the point they start watching these violent programs they do not yet know what is real and what is not. The children get the idea that violence does not have negative consequences. In 47 percent ...
too. These violence, can cause kids to do what ever is on TV. For example, my
of violence or tunes into their parents favorite soap opera might find an increasingly amount of exposure to violent acts and sexual content. Children are very vulnerable to such influences and often do not know the difference between right and wrong and the difference between reality and fantasy (Dritz, Russel 1996). As the years go on and television seems to be too censored to most, studies have continued to prove the increasing numbers of children associated with violence and sexual behavior. Although a seemingly older statistic, the Neilson Index averaged American children to watch 18,000 television murders before he or she graduated from high school (Tucker, Larry A. 1988). Could this be a reason for an increasing amount of murders and violent acts among children today?