...Violent Media and Violent Behavior Paula M. Méndez, Megan Roy Miosotis Nieves University of Phoenix BCOM/275 July 23, 2013 Javier Maury-Ortiz Pros and supporting evidence There have been studies to prove that violent movies, games, and television shows can influence violent behavior. Multiple cases have shown that individuals playing video games, especially violent ones, can lead to aggression. Children who tend to play these types of games lose control rather easily, they tend to kick the controller against the floor or throw other various objects when enraged. They also show their frustration by using profanity or lashing out towards others playing the game with them or towards the game itself. Dr. Jordan Grafman at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke conducted a study which showed adolescent boys that were exposed to violent games over a long period of time tended to show aggressive behavior, desensitization, and loss of empathy. Twenty-two boys were chosen to view short clips that show different range of violent from low, mild, and moderate. The ones who were expose to more violent movies, videos, or television shows were the one who were had less empathy. Dr. Grafman concluded that those who were more desensitization were the most likely to have violent behavior and less empathy. There was another study done from 130 research reports on more than 130,000 subjects worldwide which was done by Craig Anderson a professor of psychology at Iowa...
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...In the article Violent Media Is Good for Kids, Gerard Jones argues that the right amount of violent media, although in a childish style, lets children express the anger they have in an appropriate media (Jones 201). Anger is a natural feeling that when expressed well can lead to positive change and development. On the other hand, anger that is pent up and not expressed properly is counterproductive and can lead to random acts of violence. Exposing children age appropriate violent media will cause them gain courage and route the anger they feel through the characters in comic books and on TV. Although occasionally helpful, anger is generally seen as negative. Because anger is generally considered negative, violent media, which is seen by some...
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...Jasmeet Singh English 1100 (R 16) 100328555 Critique- Violent Media is Good For Kids by Gerrard Jones In “Violent Media is Good for Kids” by Gerard Jones, Jones stated that violent media has a positive effect on children. Jones uses his own experience with his son and some other’s to show and support that violence is a good thing for kids. When a violent act occurs, the first thing people do is to place the blame on violent media; such as movies, television shows, video games, and comic books. People direct their attention to murderous, gruesome, horrific acts that occur in those types of media. They only want to blame certain media outlets because it is easier to find a reason. Gerrard Jones thinks quite the opposite. He tries to persuade the audience that in spite of all the people’s negative intensions about violent media and things they say about its effect on society, violent media is actually beneficial for the younger ones. His main argument to support his thesis is that violent media has certain benefits and positives that most people outlook. His thesis expresses that violent media is not a bad influence on children, but it does however; allow them to better express themselves. The purpose of his argument is to show the benefits of exposing our children to violent content. Violence helps mould children into an individual who can control their rage better and can even become well rounded individuals. He deems superheroes as acceptable forms of violence because...
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...The Influence of Violent Media on Teen Violence Back to over two thousand years ago, Socrates once wrote: “Our youth now love luxury, they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders, and love to chatter in place of exercise.” Truly teenage rebellion has been around for a long time. Teenage is one of the most dynamic period in our life. People change the most while they are teens, both physically and emotionally. Unlike adults, teenagers may not be aware the consequence of their rebellious acts. When it comes to extreme act of rebellion it becomes violence. Teen violence comes in many forms and vary degrees. For example, verbal abuse, bully, physical fight, gang violence, and assault with or without weapons are the most common violent behavior among teenagers. Teen violence is a growing concern in our society. People often hear teenagers bullying, teenagers involved in violent crimes on the news. According to Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, about 20% of high school students report being bullied on school property in the U.S. in 2009 (8). One third of students had been in a physical fight in the last twelve months (6). For many teenagers, violence is a way to release anger and express freedom. All parents want their teens away from violent behavior. Before we can find solutions for the youths, we need to figure out why is teen violence happening? What makes teenagers turn to violence? There’re always have different and more than one reason that...
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...Everything that children see or hear in the media early on in their lives affects them in some way. Positive parenting role models indicate that in the best interest of our children we should limit their exposure to violent acts. Unfortunately, violence is one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Over sixty percent of television shows being shown in prime time contain some form of violence. There are two very opposite sides of this issue. The media who market the violent television, video games and other forms of entertainment argue this is safe entertainment and the others argue that violence promotes violence Current research tends to agree with the proponents who argue that violent media is associated with aggressive behavior. Risky behavior by children and young adults can include violence against others, lack of remorse for consequences. The type of faulty thinking creates stressors in children which can lead to the onset of many different symptoms. Children who view media violence are more likely to have increased feelings of hostility, decreased emotional response to the portrayal of violence and injury that lead to violent behavior through imitation. An example here would be the television show Jack Ass. There have been several accidents related to young men attempting stunts that are done on the show. The act of imitating what they have seen on a television show causes injury to themselves or others around them. The Academy of Pediatrics says “More...
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...Violent Media Isn’t All Bad A question that has been asked many times since the uprising of violence in media is this: is violence in media responsible for violent behavior in adolescence? But before we can even begin to answer that question, we have to establish some basic principles. By violent media, I mean television shows, movies, video games, etc. that contain violent material. While much of this content has warning signs and parental supervision recommended labels all over it, we all know that much of the time kids will get their hands (or in this case, feast their eyes) on all of this violent content regardless of said precautions. Now I’m going to come out right away and say that not only is that not necessarily a bad thing, but it can be a good thing. I for one know that violent media played a big role in my life and really helped mold me into who I am today and helped me develop friendships and relationships with people because of how the violent media brought us together, as well as reliving our everlasting thirst for violence as young boys growing up. And so while I definitely think that violent media can have an impact on impressionable kids and young adults, I definitely do not think that it is a main catalyst for violence. Violent media is not the main cause for violence because violent media is entertainment that relieves violence by letting people take out their aggression on the game rather than people in real life. Violence in media from when I was a kid...
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...D.Ryan Murphy Response to "Violent media is good for kids?" by Gerard Jones "The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles". (M. Gandhi) I believe Gerard pleaded an outstanding case against popular media 'Not' completly tainting our youth. As a child, with separated parents, I also found myself absorbed by violent video games, angry music and a constant local news portrayal of chaotic world events. Subjection at a young age may desensitize or "harden" certain individuals. But the inspiration of random acts of violence seem to be a collection of several other determining factors. Environmental upbringing; parental status, economic status, politics, siblings (family size), and the ever increasing issue of 'mental infirmity'. Uncited estimates say, by age 11, children witness more than 100,00 acts of violence. They end up witnessing over 200,000 acts of violence by the time the child reaches 18 years of age. Recently, a longitudinal study performed by (parentstv.org) attest that teens who watched more than an hour of TV a day were almost 4 times as likely as other teens to commit aggressive acts in adulthood. Yet, I still agree with Jones. Human beings need healthy exposure to a complete image of what is happening on this planet. We need to understand the majesty 'and' the brutality of nature. The...
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...lDoes violent media lead to more violence? Some people think so, some people don’t. At least half of the population thinks so. Personally, I don’t think it does. Violent media is anything that contains curse words, shooting, fighting, etc. For example, some people think that the game Call of Duty leads to violence, as it rewards you for killing people. The total US sales of video game hardware and software increased 204% from 1994 to 2014, reaching $13.1 billion in 2014, while violent crimes lowered 37% and murders by juveniles acting by themselves fell 76% in that same time period (Violent). A review from Christopher J. Ferguson, PhD, a psychology professor at Stetson University, stated,”Matching video game conditions more carefully in...
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...------------------------------------------------- The piece of sexually violent media I found is a song called ‘So Hott’ by Kid Rock. This song is incredibly sexual. The refrain: ------------------------------------------------- So hot I wanna get you alone ------------------------------------------------- So hot I wanna get you stoned ------------------------------------------------- So hot I don't wanna be your friend ------------------------------------------------- I wanna fuck you like I'm never gonna see you again is all about getting a girl alone and performing sexual acts with her. This song is violent because it is emotionally harmful towards women. During the entire song, he sings about performing sexual acts with a woman and doing nothing more than that. Listening to this song, I can only be led to believe that what women take from this song is that they are only used for sex and then tossed aside. The victims of this song are women and this is obvious to me because I listen to many Kid Rock songs and he sings about having sex with women in several of them (I do not think Kid Rock is a homosexual). The possible perpetrators are all men who agree with this song; that women are to be used for sex alone. The violence being displayed is the emotional harm done to women who listen to this song. The emotional harm being that some women may take, from this song, that they are only to be used for sex. The purpose of this type of media is that songs such as this one sell in society. So...
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...Nicholas Petracca WMST 101.01 Individual Research Paper Dr. Gillespie Violent Masculinity: How American Society and Media Glorify Violence in the American Youth By it’s anthropologic definition, masculinity is anything that men think and do. It is anything that men think and do to other men. And lastly, it is the idea that some men are innately, or are acknowledged to be, more macho than other men (Guttman 93). When we consider those in their childhood and adolescence stages, even though they aren’t men, they are nevertheless affected by the constructs of masculinity. In this paper, I intend to show how American Society and popular media combine to construct a masculinity norm that glorifies violence, especially among teens, adolescence, and children. Before we look at how masculinity can lead to violence in our culture, we must first unearth how masculinities are constructed, both by mainstream media and by societal norms. Perhaps the most crucial aspect of masculine and feminine studies is that gender is a perception that is socially constructed (Craig 2). Academics are cautious to separate sex—a purely biological difference—and gender—a label that is used to illustrate the essential qualities that society attributes to members of a particular sex. As a result, masculinity becomes a term that we must explain. It is widely recognized that American society and popular media are responsible for shaping masculinity, so it is only logical to that these...
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...Reading Skills The writers general subject and purpose of the article seems to be the same to me. He is wanting people to know that violent media can be a good for kids. Through his own experience he found that violent comics helped him overcome his fears and even let out his rage in a good way. This article has both opinion and fact in it. I mentioned earlier about how it helped him but he has also do research of his own and along with a doctor. And they developed a program called Power Play to help children. And now he is watching how so called violent cartoons have helped his son overcome the fear for climbing a tree. One of the points he made was he helped a little girl put her rage and fears in to stories and pictures instead of acting them out. Another one was a girl he worked with she used with gangsta rap. I like the whole article could be addressing opposing viewpoints. Because everyone has their own opinion about violent media. This article is to help people understand that violent media can also be beneficial if used in the right way and maybe even under supervision depending on the child. I am not really sure what the thesis is of this article but I am going to say it is," My parents, not trusting the violent world of the late 1960's, built a wall between me and the crudest elements of American pop culture." Jones, Gerald. "Violent media is good for kids." Mother Jones June 28, 2000. Second Edition Practical Argument 2014,...
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...“Effects of Violent Video Games and Media on Aggressive Behavior” Gabin ,Pauline Palma, Keirsha Jhoanne J. Perona, Jerril A. Ramirez, Ma. Bernadette Riverside College Inc. Computer 2: Internet Research January 9, 2015 RESEARCH PAPER APPROVAL In partial fulfilment of the requirements for Computer 2 - Internet Research, this research paper entitled “Effects of Violent Video Games and Media on Aggressive Behavior” with the following subtitles: 1. What are the elements that provoke the child to take interest in violent media and games? 2. Does playing and watching anything remotely violent really affect a child’s behavior? 3. What is the behavioral result if the child is exposed to violent entertainment? 4. In what aspects can a child be able to stop his aggressive behavior? 5. What measures does the media industry have to do in order to put a stop to this? Has been prepared and submitted by Perona, Jerril A. Palma, Keirsha J. Gabin, Pauline C. Ramirez, Bernadette G. APPROVED BY: Mrs. Maritess Pomada January 9, 2015Coordinator, Psychology Department | Introduction “Effects of Violent Video Games and Media on Aggressive Behavior” It’s not a new issue – in the 1950s, psychiatrist Fredric Wertham wrote a book called “Seduction of the Innocent”, which claimed that comic books were unnecessarily exposing children to violence and causing them to become delinquent. Although Wertham’s methods...
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...would agree with the view that the content of the mass media does not lead people to become violent, but rather leads them to believe that we live in a society which is violent. This could be due to the fact that many people watch the News on a regular basis, often the News shows many stories which portray society in a negative way, making it seem more violent than it really is. This could be due to ‘News Values’ which Spencer-Thomas identified; he claimed that News Values are general guidelines and criteria which must be met in order to make a News story seem interesting. One particular News Value is ‘negativity’; this states that News must be negative, as bad news is often seen as more exciting than good news. Due to this, much of the News is very negative and may show society to be much more violent than it really; this is done in order to sell Newspapers and could therefore lead people into thinking that society is violent. Marxist sociologists argue that the mass media, which is controlled by the Bourgeoisie (upper class), intentionally shows negative portrayals of society which make it seem much more violent than it really is. According to Marcuse, this is done in order to distract the audience from the real problems in society, such as inequality and capitalism. This has therefore resulted in media owners and journalists in presenting stories which portray society in a negative light, showing them to be more violent that they really are. Another idea which would support...
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...embezzlement, money laundering, identity theft, credit card fraud, hacking, forgery, and similar crimes. The punishments for the white collar crimes are drastically different as well, often incurring probation or community service in conjunction with high monetary fines instead of focusing solely on incarceration, as is the case with many blue collar crimes. However, with the Bernie Madoff scandal as well as the other recent wall street crimes, more and more white collar criminals are facing stiff criminal penalties that include long periods of incarceration in federal prisons. This is due in large part to the severe societal and economic impact of these crimes as well and the attention brought to these crimes by the media. Have you ever heard the phrase "white collar crime"? No, not just the popular television show airing on the USA network, but the real criminal offense category termed thusly due to the class of people who normally commit the crime. There is a big difference between blue collar and white collar crimes in the United States, from the crime classifications to the punishments thereof. Generally speaking, the traditional attire of the person committing that style of crime defines the crime's classification. White collar refers to the dress shirts worn by these types of office workers wear, with white collars and ties. Blue collar would refer to the standard uniforms worn by many working...
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...It is obvious that there needs to be a shared approach for the successful end of each case. Each step in forensic science must be done in an exact order; therefore it can be assured that the investigation can have few doubts about what is being debated. The purpose of crime scene investigation is to help establish what happened at the crime and to identify the responsible person or people. Carefully documenting the situation at a crime scene and recognizing all-important physical evidence do this. The ability to recognize and properly collect physical evidence is often times vital to both solving and prosecuting violent crimes. It is no exaggeration to say that in the majority of cases, the law enforcement officer who protects and searches a crime scene plays a significant role in determining whether physical evidence will be used in solving or prosecuting violent crimes. Documenting a crime scene and its conditions can include directly recording brief details such as lighting, furniture, fingerprints, and other valuable information. Certain evidence if not collected right away can easily be lost, destroyed or ruined. The range of investigations can also...
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