Media Violence And The Effects On Youths
...for future references and much simpler explanation is to record memorable events and activities. But the usages of videos nowadays proved to be misleading especially on youths. Video Violence has become quite an issue in our society today.
Violence is a learned behavior. Children learn violent behaviors from their family and peers, as well as observe it in their neighborhoods and in the community at large. These behaviors are reinforced by what youth see on television, on the Internet, in video games, movies, music videos, and what they hear in their music.
Children and youths, spend on average, more than 4 hours a day with television, computers, videotaped movies, and video games. But their exposure to media varies considerably, depending on their age and parental viewing habits.
There are those people that believe that violence in television, movies and video games should be closely monitored and restricted. On the other hand, there are individuals who believe that monitoring and restricting video violence would in some way violate the rights that are awarded to us.
The debate over media violence has eluded definitive answers for more than three decades. At first blush, the debate is dominated by one question—whether or not media violence actually causes real-life violence. But closer examination reveals a political battle. On the one hand, there are those who blame media violence for societal violence and want to censor violent content to protect children. On the other hand however, are those who see regulation as the slippery slope to censorship or a smokescreen hiding the root causes of violence in society.
There appears to be evidence that exposure to violent media increases feelings of hostility, thoughts about aggression and suspicions about the motive of others. Here are examples of some:
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