Violent Crimes Homework 3

A lot of people ask about the relationship of media and the family , and it is obvious that there a very little study about their correlation . In this part , we will show evidences showing that the media influence the view of the audience regarding family

In the beginning , family is perceived to be an institution composed of a father , a mother and the children . However , this view gets more complex as viewers are exposed to the media . According to Bandura 's Social Learning Theory , viewers , especially the children , tend to imitate the

roles of men and women in a family as portrayed by the media . Being exposed to this kind of technological advancement would inculcate viewers that in real life , family support and love each other . We also tend to believe that being single is sad and unsatisfying . We may also possibly see the feasibility of having illegitimate children and how the legitimate child must accept them . There may also be the acceptance or rejection of the portrayed extra-marital relationships and having extended families , or that which include the people not coming from the immediate family (Van Evra , 1988

According to researchers , there is a strong relationship between violence and exposure to it . This shows that violence can be concluded as a learned behavior . In a study done by researchers from Wake Forest University , it was discovered that people engage to violence when they have been previously exposed to it . This includes violence that occurs in television programs , in the...