... now than ever to see how our children are reacting to what is being shown to them on the television. In doing research on the influence of television in the lives of our children, I found two articles that have to deal with the violence on television and the reaction ... were put into a situation where the children were to watch several kids, and if something happened, were instructed to get an adult. When a conflict occurred, those kids watching the nonviolent film responded faster in getting an adult than those kids who watched the violent film. Henceforth drawing the conclusion that w...

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... was beaten senseless by three small boys and froze to death (1)." Furthermore, The Coalition for Responsible TV's Patricia Herdman states, "Elementary school children don't have aliens to kick-box, so kids practice on playmates instead (unknown)." As Hardman suggests, violent programs such as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are teaching children that violence is justified as a solution to their problems. Even though ... television violence has become such an international issue is because the violent images that children are exposed to cause them to become more aggressive. For example, in ...

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... positive, Parents should monitor what their kids watch and do, because it can lead to children becoming violent or showing aggressive behavior not only in school, but also at home., it takes away their ability to socialize positively, and it can be a major influence in behavioral growth and forming values. ... Growing up in today's world children are becoming more susceptible to what they see on television and in the media. The influence that television and the media has on most children is stronger than what is being taught by their parents. In today's society, programs ... values that...

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... would be useless. I believe that sex and violence in media should be allowed, not censored. Some research shows that violence in media has direct influence to an aggressive action performed by the youths. According to the American Psychological Association (source #1), violence on media may have three major effects to the ... that the research only states that it may affect the youths. That means, that it is their own choice to allow the media to influence them or not. If they are still young, parents should be held responsible for their own children. I strongly believe that youths are ...

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In a society that is conquered by television, movies, billboards, commercials, video games and the Internet, the influence media has on today's youth is substantial. Along with the convenient accessibility of technology, media violence is universal. Consequently, ... the bloody, mass murder video game "Doom", a game meant to teach soldiers to successfully kill (Mortal Combat). Violent video games train kids to react aggressively to conflict. A study done on second grade boys to compare the effects of non-aggressive and aggressive video games, indicated the aggressive ... video game players, d...

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... internet, and games screens--make children violent? Robert DuRant (Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA) certainly thinks so. And he isn't alone in his belief that what kids are exposed to teaches them how they are supposed to act. Since the early 1990s, DuRant has studied the effects of exposure to violence on outcome measures that include fighting ... attractive perpetrator, justified actions by a "hero", and depictions that are extensive or realistic, or which do not show the consequences of the violence. Besides imitation and aggression, a third important influence is fear....

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... increasingly treats teenagers as a robot-like population under sway of an exploitative media. White House officials lecture film, music, Internet, fashion, and pop-culture tycoons and accuse them of programming kids to smoke, drink shoot up, have sex, and kill. A recent report from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) pooled evidence from over 2,500 studies within the last decade. ... television networks to the expressed need to protect children from the injurious influences (Chaffee 9). History shows too, that "cries of protest, even when accompanied by rigorous data, have h...

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... increasingly treats teenagers as a robot-like population under sway of an exploitative media. White House officials lecture film, music, Internet, fashion, and pop-culture tycoons and accuse them of programming kids to smoke, drink shoot up, have sex, and kill. A recent report from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) pooled evidence from over 2,500 studies within the last decade. ... television networks to the expressed need to protect children from the injurious influences (Chaffee 9). History shows too, that "cries of protest, even when accompanied by rigorous data, have h...

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... increasingly treats teenagers as a robot-like population under sway of an exploitative media. White House officials lecture film, music, Internet, fashion, and pop-culture tycoons and accuse them of programming kids to smoke, drink shoot up, have sex, and kill. A recent report from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) pooled evidence from over 2,500 studies within the last decade. ... television networks to the expressed need to protect children from the injurious influences (Chaffee 9). History shows too, that "cries of protest, even when accompanied by rigorous data, have h...

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... amount of viewing time to no more that 2 hours a day and if necessary, parents should obtain devices to block unauthorized television viewing. Role modeling is the most important way to influence a child's behavior. Parents' views and behaviors will override what is presented on television. Therefore, parents should choose programming carefully and watch television with their children to help them learn the ... together as a family can be incorporated into later activities. On a personal level, however, it is up to parents, teachers, and the rest of us to lesson the amount of violence k...

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... games are the cause of this lawlessness. Violent video games teach that violence is an acceptable conflict-solving strategy and an appropriate way to achieve one's goals. Violent video games influence the youth more than elders, which may lead to future violence. When blood is present in video games, there is a measurable increase in stimulated aggression. When adolescents view violence in ... a lot of video game violence. Teenagers exposed to immense amounts of violence tend to have a "cold heart," which means they simply do not care what happens to the kids they harass. There are thre...

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... older adolescent children in today's society. First and foremost, viewing violent entertainment will lead to aggressive attitudes, values, and behavior in older and younger children. Today's media has a powerful outstretched influence in developing and shaping a child's behavior. First of all, the use of destructive behavior is becoming ever more prevalent in children. According to Doctor Huesmann ... , "kids ages six to eleven are very delicate and influenced by the information present around them. Metaphorically, with the 60% of television programs containing at least one reference to ...

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... high ratings of violence to help parents monitor what their children watch (Edgar 34). Mary Hepburn, a columnist for Social Education states, "The scenes and sounds of television exercise great influence over young people. Television affects the way they play, their heroes, their humor, the clothes they want to buy, and their perceptions of family life and community" (244). ... television violence causes children to begin self-destructive lives if they are overly exposed to violent programming. Several others believe the television violence shown on several programs does not influence ch...

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... consistently imitating what they watch on television. Finally, increased amount of television can replace other, more important activities. For example, we know that reading requires more thinking than watching TV. Kids from families that have the TV on a lot spend less time reading and being read to, and are less likely to be able to read2. Other affected and/or replaced ... habits that stay with them their whole lives. The depiction of smoking, sexual situations, violence, and body images can have a major impact on their growth and development. It can also influence eating habits and ...

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... video games, their behavior may become more reckless because they will not understand the aftermath of their actions. According to Laura Davies, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist in San Francisco, "Kids are exposed to too much violence." The violence and aggression encouraged by violent or graphic video games may confuse maturing children between what they are taught from their parents ... found in video games. "Learning consequences is a big part of development and discipline," Laura Davies M.D. also says. In addition to teaching children bad habits, desensitizing violence is a...

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... morning cartoons are trying to sell toys and games. These commercials are for the audience of children- they are specially made to appeal to children because the advertisers know that kids will want what they see and ask their parents for it. Companies know children are in the position to be taken advantage of and that's why experts estimate that more ... an hours worth of watching children's television, there were over 35 commercials- compared to an hours worth of adult television with only about 22 commercials shown. This proves that children influence the economy's spending money eac...

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