Avoiding Youth Violence: Arrangement Task

Short Writing: Arrangement Task Name Institution Date Avoiding Youth Violence Introduction Technological advances have offered several opportunities for children by providing them with a wider range of activities; however technology has caused psychological problems among young children. Technology has increased aggressive thinking and behavior among young people; hence it needs to be limited. Thesis statement: Because of violent video games, young people are constantly exposed to violence, which has a significant risk to their health; hence violent video games need to be limited owing to the negative influence on young people. Body Paragraphs First Body Paragraph: The many advances in technology offer children with a variety of activities; however, they also help be harmful to them. Young people are the risk of developing aggressive behavior because they are constantly exposed, violence through video games. Several research studies have proven that media violence contributes to desensitization to violence, aggressive behavior, and fear. Research studies indicate that video games containing violence cause aggressive behavior among teenagers. These studies have linked aggressive behavior based on several hours spent playing these games (Smith et al, 2017). In a study by the Kaiser Foundation, the report reveals that teenagers between 12 to 18 years to spend several hours playing video games without any adult supervision. The study further revealed that playing violent video games encourages aggressive behavior because aggressiveness is repeated; this reinforces learning patterns to teenagers (Smith et al, 2017). Scholars have further linked some of the school shootings to violent video games. Second body Paragraph: Young resolve their fear and anxiety by projecting their fear. Most video game storylines are about heroes, video games use violence as a way of glorifying these heroes or as a way of resolving conflicts .Other video games normalize guns making it a source of power. When young people are exposed to such ideologies, they find it easier to resolve their fear and inner feelings by attacking something like kicking pets, (Markey, Markey, & French, 2015), a behavior that can l...