Violence in the Media Causes Youth Violence

             "Violence in Media Causes Youth Violence"
             Theorists argue that violence in the media's influence can lead to an increase in violent behavior in youth. Youth violence is a serious issue, and there are many things that contribute to youth violence. It is difficult to put a finger on just one single factor that contributes to youth violence. One fact is that if a child grows up in an unhealthy household that he or she will be more likely to grow up to be a violent person. Another fact that is linked to violent behavior is if the child grows up in a tough neighborhood. The list of contributing factors to violent behavior in our youths is never ending. One thing society should remember though is that not just one single factor can be linked to youth violence. It is the combinations of these variables that make our youth have the tendency to be more violent. The focus of this paper is how violence in the media contributes to the many other factors that lead to violent and aggressive behavior in youths.
             "The Introduction of Television"
             The first time television was introduced in the United States was in the 1950's. At this time television was a very expensive luxury, and this meant that only a very few households had this luxury because of the expense. Even before the introduction of television youth violence has always been around, but soon after it was introduced our country started to see an increase in youth violence. Violence wasn't as easily accessible before the 1950's, because there was not television at the time to sit down and actually see violence right in your own home. The youth violence increase that they had seen back then wouldn't even come close to the violence we see everyday, but it had a big effect on the people. There was a (after the introduction of television) new wave of juvenile delinquency and this shocked people everywhere. "The movies Blac...

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