Violence and Media

Question: Describe and evaluate research into the effects of watching media violence on children. Answer: Introduction: The term violence is not new to the society or the human race, it always has been an increasing and fast enhancing problem which has been a big hurdle in the path of growth for the human beings living in the modern society. With increasing access to the explosives and the firearms, the efficiency and the scope with regard to the violent behavior certainly have brought out many of the harsh as well as unexpected results and consequences (Krcmar and Kean, 2005). Since, year 1960s, it is researched and evident that the exposure of the violence in the movies, television, cell phones, video games, and which has been shown at the internet sites enhances the risk of some acute violent behaviour, which in actual is filled with violence enhances the risk of all of them to behave violently (Scharrer, 2006). Refer the present review of the research evidence in concern it is critically assessed, plus the theory which involves the psychology explains the reason as to why the exposure to the world ly violence has detrimental the serious and true effects for and on both of the longer as well as the short runs is elaborated. Thus, the basic size refers the media violence effect is carefully and is compared with the other kinds of famous and well-known dangers and threats to the present society (Scharrer, 2006). Major Effect of viewing violence in media: Effects on the behaviour : Many of the early research on the effects of viewing of the violence refer the telecast on the on television which especially is concerned and is among the children has found a comprehensive and very desensitizing effect plus the potential for the cause and result of the aggression. During the year 1982, (Savage, 2004) the National Institute of the ill and the Mental Health certification, found these major outcomes and vital effects of notifying the seeing the violence on TV: The Kids may as compared to others become much less sensitive refer the sufferings and the pain of other people. The kids may also be much more fearful refer the world which exists around them. The kids may be much more expected and likely to come out with a behaviour in the aggressive or the harmful manner toward all others people (O'Keeffe and Clarke-Pearson, 2011). The significant researches, it has been found that the kids who continuously come in front of acts of violence practically are used to watch such kinds of activities for long hours on TV tend to get attracted to such negative facts much more easily in comparison to the other kids of the society. They also tend to show much more expected acts of such kind when they turn to be adults. Such kinds of nature which they develop in themselves turn them to become a danger to the society and to their own families as well (Krcmar and Kean, 2005).They become use to the criminal acts and also their minds gets destructed and they least care about the results of suck kinds of acts. The fact is also very interesting that, being very aggressive in the childhood do not in actual sense predict the watching of more of the violent TV as an adult, which also suggests that the Television watching can also be one of the main cause rather than being considered a consequence of the matters of the aggressive behavior. Thus, the significant researchers by some of the most famous psychologists such as the Brad Bushman and the Douglas Gentile has given their views that the exposure of such kinds of kids to the media violence is merely one among all of the several factors which may also contribute to the matters which results for the behaviors which are aggressive (Savage, 2004). While some have the view that such a kind of the exposure to the violence which is shown at the TV can desensitize the human beings to violence in the actual world and also some of the people who continuously watch the violence tends to start enjoying it after a stage plus no kind of humanity is left in their hearts as a result of so. The Impact of Media Violence on Children and Adolescents: Available research literature has been very compelling that the exposure of the kids to such a kind of media violence certainly plays a vital role in the etiology of the violent nature and behavior. At times, this has been a real task so as to determine that children who have been since long witnessing, watching or experiencing media concerning violence are undoubtedly at the much greatest state of risk (O'Keeffe and Clarke-Pearson, 2011). In such conditions, there appears to be a comparatively much stronger bonding or the correlation between the TV violence and also the aggressive behavior and that too within the vulnerable "at risk" stage of the adultery. Some of the learned researchers have clearly demonstrated that the kids get attracted to wrong doing which they watch on TV very soon as they get attracted and also tend to perform such similar acts in their actual lives as well. Before the adolescent age of just 4, the kids are very much innocent and are not capable to make a difference between the good and the bad, in such an age they may watch such violent activities and may also not get attracted to it or may also not try to opt them in their lively hoods but after they cross the age of 4, they ae well able to distinguish between everything, and thus prompt care is required to be given at this stage (Savage, 2004). Most of the Heroes are shown as violent, and also they are rewarded for the violent nature at the end of the commercials and the movies, but in reality, such things also divert the minds of the kids to do some things which are required to be done only by experts and or under the expertise presence. Weapons carrying, cl imbing the straight walls, killing the enemies with weapons excites the kids and they also try to do such activities which may at some stages bring about any kind of bodily harm to themselves or the others (Zhang, Xiong and Tian, 2013). Kids often lose their innocence after they see all these kinds of explosive stuff, as the scenes thrill them and excites them to be also of such a kind. Conclusion: Thus the influence of media refers the psychosocial improvement or the development of the kids is a profound (Scharrer, 2006). So, it is vital for the physicians to carefully discuss with their seniors or parents, for the kids exposure to local media and also to give proper guidance on the appropriate viewing of the media. The (AAP) which stands for the American Academy of Pediatrics states and suggests that the physicians discuss openly with the parents of the concerned kids all about the extent and the nature of the viewing of programmes by the kids on the TV sets at their homes (Savage, 2004). Guardians are strictly required to definitely limit the viewing of the TV of the kids to a just maximum of 1-2 hours each day and the programmes which are seen are also required to be monitored carefully so that no wrong thought makes a home in their minds at all. Overall growth of the kids is very much dependent upon the fact which they see on the media channels and thus this is a serious matter and requires concern of the parents, teachers and other guardians of the kids. 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