Violence in television programing
Violence on television programs has and is an ongoing debate. Why is there so much? Does it really have an effect on children and teens? Countless studies have been done on how many violent scenes there is each day and how this influences children and teens. What roll does the media play in reducing the violence. Violence in mass media has been around since the early newspaper days. The papers did not show it, but they reported on violence and then glorified it in the headlines to sell papers. Radio obviously did not show violence, but it also had its share of violence in the programming that it broadcast. There were no studies done back then, but it would be fair to say newspapers and radio may have had an effect on children and teens of the day.
Television has the greatest influence on society today. Yet very few studies exist on the impact from video games. Studies fail to appreciate other sources of violence or aggression that children and teens see. Some of the concern is not that violence is depicted, but that it is glorified or shown without any remorse or justice for the act. The problem with television is that it tends to not leave anything to the imagation. Far too many see domestic violence in their homes. Is television or any form of mass media to blame for reporting this? It's hard to make the argument that TV is the prime or even a substantial cause of violence rather than simply a reflection of it. Television has become a part of everyday life. It would be nice to see a decline in violent programming, but it is what sells just like sex. Is the violence we see in children and teens truly coming from television or is it more a sign of the times? We live in a violent world. Some of the violence that children see is what is actually happening in the world around us. Sporting events have their fair share of violence on and off the field. Many studies have shown that TV violence has stayed at about the same percent, about 61% of programming containing violence, since the early 1990's. Media exposure is only going to increase in the future with the popularity of video games, introduction of newer technology, and the Internet. And unlike newspaper and radio of the past there is a TV in 98% of American homes.
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