Television is almost as ‘essential’ as food to some or most people in their everyday life. And that means it has a very influential effect on the people watching it. Anything inappropriate shown on television would be imitated by them, and this could lead to unwanted induced violence act in them.
In television, violent images are seen in films, commercials, sitcoms, cartoons, news broadcasts, and reality-based programs. More of these types of so-called-violent programs are being shown, rather than educational ones, because it is more interesting to most people. These preferred TV programs encourages program-makers to make more of what the audiences want. The purpose of mass media is to sell audiences to advertisers, and violence is a predictable way to guarantee a large audience.
The other cause of this induced violence is from watching shows with violent heroes doing ‘glamorized’ violence. These ‘attractive’ heroes may psychologically arouse some people, most probable their fans, to copy the action of their idolized hero. For example, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays as a cyborg in the movie The Terminator. His capabilities, in the movie, to withstand bullets or fighting villains without being hurt, would seem like the most effective way to solve a problem. People would, too, start to fantasize about being able to do the same thing.
What more to children. Susan R. Johnson, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, and also a mother of one, have investigated and observed her own son in one of her experimental observation. After watching ‘Mission Impossible’ in the airplane, even without any sounds on, with the images itself has caused nightmares on her son for 6 months. Cartoons nowadays also contribute to the factor. They show cartoon character fighting the ‘bad guys’. Little kids aren’t expected to know the difference between what’s real and what’s pretend.
The Term Paper on Youth Violence And Television
Youth Violence and Television Youth Violence Do The Young Ever Listen? It would be safe to say that American society is preoccupied with Television. If one asks the question, "How much violence is on television?" One finds that the level of violence has remained relatively constant over the last 2 decades. Most of the violence is directed mainly to the young viewers. All most all the television ...
Some programs have been set up on television violence, mostly aimed at kids and teenagers. These programs hoped to reduce youth violence. Such programs are like the TV program, “Does TV Kill?” which reveals some unexpected conclusions about the impact of TV. If watching television is what causing these problems, then why not use it to find a solution to it too? Co-operation from parents or any responsible individual would also be needed to restrict violence caused from television, to other restrictions such as censorship, self-discipline and also awareness programs.
