Violence

Violence The Impact on Media Violence The Impact of Media Violence “Monkey see, monkey do” has become a well-known saying in today’s society, but is it correct' Just sixty years ago the invention of the television was viewed as a technological curiosity with black and white ghost-like figures on a screen so small hardly anyone could see them. Today that curiosity has become a constant companion to many, mainly children. From reporting the news and persuading us to buy certain products, to providing programs that depict violence, television has all but replaced written material. Unfortunately, it is these violent programs that are endangering our present-day society. Violent images on television, as well as in the movies, have inspired people to set spouses on fire in their beds, lie down in the middle of highways, extort money by placing bombs in airplanes, rape, steal, murder, and commit numerous other shootings and assaults. Over 1,000 case studies have proven that media violence can have negative affects on children as well. It increases aggressiveness and anti-social behavior, makes them less sensitive to violence and to victims of violence, and it increases their appetite for more violence in entertainment and in real life. Media violence violence, children, media, violent, television, parents, tv, should, real, because, time, images, watching, programs, negative, need, much, movies, life, education, acts, though, society, problems, just, impact, hours, entertainment, continue, between, anyone, amount, adults, years, world, way