Violence in media

Violence in media
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Violence in media
The study of media violence looks into how the themes of violence within the media sources result in the real world aggression over time. Research carried out on the violent television and film, music and video games show that they increase the likelihood of real world aggression both in the short and the long term. However, the effects are rather minor. Media violence also turns out as a substantial cause for some amount of the aggressive violence. This paper seeks to establish some of the causes, effects, and ways to address the issue of media violence. Mainly, violent media result in physiological arousal, which are exhibited through the violent behaviors.
Investigations carried out by the United States government seek to establish the influence that the violent media have on the youthful media consumers. There are historical events that make the issue of media violence a major concern within the United States. First is the 1969 National Commission on Causes and Prevention of Violence. There is also the 1972 surgeon General’s report Television and Growing Up. U.S. Surgeon General Jesse Steinfield stated that media violence indeed had some effect on certain groups or members of our societies. In addition to that, the 1982 National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) report Television and Behavior. The report reinforced the conclusion by U.S. Surgeon General Jesse on the effect of violent media on the youthful population. The report stated that violent media was a threat to the public health because it stimulated a feeling of violence within the youth. A Congressional Public Health Summit was held by six medical and public health professionals in 2000. They issued a report on the impact that violent entertainment had on children. The report confirmed the presence of a causal connection between violent media and the aggressive behavior among the children.
Social psychologists ...