Media violence (TV, music, and video games) and aggressive behavior in children

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Violence in the Media The conflict surrounding violence in media and it influence on the Youth is one that has prevailed since the dawn of the film era . Even back before television , when outlaws were idolized news s and comic strips , it could be argued that western culture was preparing itself for an epidemic . Today , with the advent of the internet , where adolescence can download the Sadam 's assassination images of the Twin Towers burning , and footage from the Virginia Tech shooting , it is fare to say that the most popular violence perpetuated by the media is no longer fictional , but that which we inflict upon each other . In their study The Influence of Media Violence on Youth , psychological professors from universities all over the United States assess the direct correlation between violence in the media and aggression in the youth . Their research , as shown below , proves to substantially support the view that media violence has a significant influence on the behavior of young people aside from the entertainment experience .Summary-Research on violent television and films , video games , and music reveals unequivocal evidence that media violence increases the likelihood of aggressive and violent behavior in both immediate and long-term contexts . The effects appear larger for milder than for more severe forms of aggression , but the effects on severe forms of violence are also substantial (Anderson , Berkowitz , Donnerstein , Huesmann , Johnson , Linz , Malamuth Wartella , 2003 The researchers further find in their study that this inspired violence is most effectively incited by media programming when the perpetrators are attractive , or they contain certain characteristics to which the viewer can relate (Anderson , Berkowitz , Donnerstein , Huesmann , Johnson , Linz , Malamuth Wartella , 2003 This criteria was found to be irrelevant when evaluating animated violence because the circumstances were deemed too fantastic and unrealistic to be taken seriously young people . Either way , the product of this form of entertainment can be seen translated over into the real world in tragic forms . Animated video games , like Grand Theft Auto depict violent worlds where young people are free to rampage through cities committing...