Enjoying Violence There are many different views on how violent films and music affect people. Personally, I believe violent films and music do not affect people, but some studies show they do. There are also various reasons why people want to see violent films, and why artists and producer...

Nicole Imasuen In my personal opinion, I do believe media violence can definitely have an effect on people. The reason I say this is because there's many cases that I think shows it does. For example the show Jackass. I was watching 20/20 and there was a story about a kid who accidentall...

The causes of youth violence are numerous and complex. Neurological, hormonal, and mental abnormalities can produce highly increased aggressions in many cases, but environmental contexts that encourage the learning of aggressions also play a key role. Indeed, child who grows up within an enviro...

Today\'s news is filled with articles about misbehaving teenagers. It is least likely the reporters to inform people referring to normal teenagers, who suffer from stereotypical views towards teenagers. Do adults have the rights to believe that all teenagers misbehave because only the act of a few? ...

Like most beings, children grow in body and mind. Since Television was invented there have been worries over how it affects their growing minds. Countless studies have been taken to understand exactly what goes through children's heads when they view the material some may call "inappropr...

In today's society, it is normal for an American child to watch an average of three to four hours of television daily. Television can be a powerful influence in developing value systems and shaping behavior in children and teens. Unfortunately, much of today's television programming is loa...

An increasing concern is the high rate of violence displayed by the youth of today's society. Indeed, we are living in an age where violence has become a way of life. We have, in fact, become a culture of violence. Within the past three decades, there have been countless examples of man'...

We live in a time where violence is everywhere. Violence is seen everyday on the evening news, newspapers, television, movies, music, sports and video games. We all love violence in one way or another. Most experts say, that because our need for violence, our children are the ones paying the consequ...

From 1979 to 1989, the firearm homicide rate for persons 15-19 increased sixty-one percent. Male youth in the U.S. are more than five times as likely to be victims of homicide as to youths in many other developed countries. The violence in many entertainment programs has increased to over seve...

BLOOD! GUNS! DEATH!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TV heroes endorse tanks of noxious,flesh-eating gas The complex age of elaborate laptops, portable color televisions in every room, and pocket radios the size of a basic calculator have all taken their toll on American society. In a furious...

Media Violence BLOOD! GUNS! DEATH! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TV heroes endorse tanks of noxious,flesh-eating gas The complex age of elaborate laptops, portable color televisions in every room, and pocket radios the size of a basic calculator have all taken their toll on American society. In...

Critically consider the view that the media might contribute to the development of aggressive behaviourThere has been an interest in the affects of violent media on the behaviour of children by psychologists. In 1993, Michael Medved published a book called 'Hollywood versus America' which triggered ...

What has the world come to these days? It often seems like everywhere one looks, violence rears its ugly head. We see it almost everywhere. It's in the streets, back alleys, school, and even at the home. One other major source of violence is the television. The television can be found in 96% of home...

Violent video games have had an effect on youths during the past few years. When it comes to the teens and children who play video games, they think that it is a very fun experience. However, what the parents DON'T se is that the "fun", yet violent video games, are influencing their children to co...

It often seems that anywhere you look, violence rearing its ugly head and sadly it plays a big part in many peoples lives. Violence can be found almost everywhere in the streets, back alleys, at schools, and even in the home. In fact, in almost all living rooms in homes across North America a televi...