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Mass Media Violence and Children, 2008.
This paper analyzes the effects of mass media violence on children and the growing issue of television censorship in the 20th and 21st centuries.
1,615 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper discusses the dangers of violent television programming that have been influencing children within the family unit. The author examines different media of this type of cultural violence and the government and television corporation regulations that allow this type of programming. The paper evaluates the research on violence and children within the family unit to gain a greater understanding of why censorship and monitoring groups have played a greater role in regulating violence in the mass media construct. This paper concludes that the various aspects of classical conditioning, aggressive personality acquisition and other psychological factors compromise the total scope of how mass media television plays a large role in conditioning children.
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"The premise of censorship has arisen due to the nature of television programming, which is available for children to watch alongside their elders. The problematic solutions for media violence and personality identifiers are the main objective in gaining a greater sense of rights for how children should be perceived in TV and film programming. The negativity of studies on media representations reveals why children should have a larger role in creating policies for televised and media based programs to give a more positive psychological affirmation to their behaviors."
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Media Violence and Children's Behavior, 2006.
A paper discussing the effects of media violence on children's behavior.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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Children watch television a great deal, and are thereby exposed to the violence depicted on TV screens.
This paper discusses the claim that there is a causal connection between the amount of violence children watch on TV and how much it affects their behavior, pointing out that, while this claim has been challenged by some researchers, there seems to be considerable evidence that there is a serious problem here.
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Media Violence and Children, 2005.
An analysis of the effects of viewing violence in the media on children's behavior.
1,595 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper focuses on the relationship between viewing violence in the media and children's behavior. Specifically, it addresses the context in which violent images are portrayed and how those images affect long term behavioral development in children. The hypothesis is that children's behavior is influenced not only by the amount of violence they view regularly, but also by the context in which they view violent behavior. It also hypothesizes that viewing violence affects children in a negative manner.
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"Studies have shown that violence in the media does impact children's behavior, more often than not in a negative manner. Part of the problem is that children now have more access to television than they have ever had in the past. According to one report, as many as "54% of U.S. children have a television set in their bedrooms" (Mediascope, 1996 & BBG, 1997). When children watch television in their bedrooms, the content of the programming they are viewing can't be monitored closely enough to ensure appropriate viewing habits. Parents are often oblivious to the amount of violence their children are actually viewing with such ready access to TV. "
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Media Violence and Children, 2005.
A look at the effects of viewing violence in the media on children's behavior.
1,324 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper focuses on the relationship between viewing violence in the media and children's behavior. Specifically, it addresses the context in which violent images are portrayed and how those images affect long-term behavioral development in children. The hypothesis is that children's behavior is influenced not only by the amount of violence they view regularly, but also by the context in which they view violent behavior. It also hypothesizes that viewing violence affects children in a negative manner.
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"Many television programs and other media venues such as cinema and radio often portray violence in an acceptable, if not positive light. Children by nature learn from imitation, exposure and experience. Children who see their favorite action heroes committing acts of violence and aggression in the media are more likely to act out on their own violent and aggressive impulses. Children also have less ability to control their impulses."
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Media Violence and Children, 2002.
A study of the American recording industry?s marketing violence to its youth.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 35.95
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This paper compares three different types of journals (scholarly, trade, and popular) in their editorial opinion of media violence and the marketing of it to children. It compares the record industry to other entertainment industries, such as movie studios and the video game industry. The author of the paper argues that there is a direct correlation between media violence and children's violent behavior, and calls on parents to censor their children?s media.
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"I remember purchasing a CD by a group (not mentioned) when I was about 15 years old. The CD displayed a label ?Parent Advisory? in the bottom right corner, and I recall thinking ?Do I need my mom to be here for this?? Sure enough, I purchased it without so much as a second glance, and wondered why they even bothered with the sticker anyway."
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Media Violence and Children, 2005.
An analysis of the effects of viewing violence in the media on children's behavior.
1,324 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper attempts to address the context in which violent images are portrayed and how those images affect long term behavioral development in children. It hypothesizes that children's behavior is influenced not only by the amount of violence they view regularly, but also by the context in which they view violent behavior. It also hypothesizes that viewing violence affects children in a negative manner.
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"Studies have shown that violence in the media does impact children's behavior, more often than not in a negative manner. Part of the problem is that children now have more access to television than they have ever had in the past. According to one report, as many as "54% of U.S. children have a television set in their bedrooms" (Mediascope, 1996 & BBG, 1997). When children watch television in their bedrooms, the content of the programming they are viewing can't be monitored closely enough to ensure appropriate viewing habits. Parents are often oblivious to the amount of violence their children are actually viewing with such ready access to TV. "
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Social Learning Theory of Media Violence, 2000.
A look at the effects of media violence on children through a critique of the social learning theory of media violence.
2,079 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper dicusses the effects of media violence on children. The paper explains that with children, the perception of the model to which they are exposed to, leads to the imitation and learning of that social model. In particular, the paper looks at how one of the important behavioral theories that actually explain this phenomena, is the social learning theory of media violence presented by Albert Bandura.
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" Bandura's formulation of the theory of social learning in media violence has also served many other researchers like Huesmann, who advanced Bandura's formulation by holding that young television viewers develop a mode of understanding violence as they watch violent action on the screen. According to Huesmann, in the "script theory" of the effects of television violence, the viewers develop a script "that guides their expectations in relevant situations-in this case, expectations about what produces aggression as well as expectations about the likely consequences of this behavior-and thus provides a strategy for dealing with certain problems" (as cited in Berkowitz, 1993 p. 230). "
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Television Violence and Children, 2007.
This paper explores the effects of media violence on children.
1,375 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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The paper discusses how violence has always been an integral part of the television cartoon format. The paper explores research on the effects of violence on children and shows how younger children tend to be more deeply affected by televised violence than older children. The paper maintains that the correlation between television violence and the development of aggressive patterns of behavior obligates parents to become involved in the monitoring of violent scenes for their young children.
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Introduction
The Increasing Amount of Violence in the Media
Research on the Effects of Violence of Children
The Role of Parents
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"Violence has always been an integral part of the television cartoon format and there is an increasing acceptance of media violence in our society. It is as if we have become inured or immune to scenes of violence. This also applies to accepted violence in cartoons aimed at very young children. As one critic states: " Every Disney cartoon I watch is violent. They all have very dark scary moments." ( Dickinsin A. 2000, p.90) Numerous studies also emphasize the connection between media violence and aggressive behavior in children. Experts state that there is no doubt about the relationship between television violence and the development of aggressive tendencies in children."
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Media Violence, 2007.
An analysis of the effect of media violence on children.
1,431 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper discusses how the issue of film and television violence remains controversial as we head into the 21st century and how a direct link between the increased severity of violence in the media and the behavioral disorders of children can clearly be seen in their increased desensitization, acceptance, and fear of violence as well as the increase in aggressive behavior and crime amongst youth. The paper attempts to show that while film and television has played a major role in violence- related behavioral disorders, the history of violence in the human culture has engrained violent tendencies in our entertainment. The paper also examines how, although parental warnings and restrictions upon violence have been established, marketers continue to target children and parents continue to supply their children with violent media, rendering it ineffective.
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"The history of media violence began with the Roman spectacles in which professional fighters would battle each other, wild animals, and convicts, often to the death, for the entertainments of thousands in amphitheatres across the Roman Empire. During these events, the turn of a thumb would decide whether a man would live or die. By the fourth century, Roman gladiatorial games were declining in popularity as many thought them to be "an unthinkable monstrosity," and by 438 A.D, they were abolished (Bok, 1998, p. 22). Even though the era of the gladiators was ended, the mass public's thirst for blood was not quenched. Thousands have historically attended public executions, whether it is the beheading of King Charles I of England or the public hangings of those accused of witchcraft, during the Salem Witch Trials in colonial Massachusetts. "
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Media Violence, 2003.
An argument against the theory that media violence leads to aggression in children.
4,600 words (approx. 18.4 pages), 30 sources, APA, $ 135.95
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This paper argues against the theory that media violence leads to aggression in children. The paper considers a number of factors other than television ownership that cause violence in children. The paper also studies flaws in the causal relationship between aggression and media violence. The paper concludes by suggesting that media violence can be a positive factor, allowing children to cope with self-destructive feelings without resorting to actual violence.
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"In response to the point of view that exposure to media violence causes children to act with aggression and violence, opponents of this argument have highlighted research studies that disprove the causal relationship between media violence and..."
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Media and Violence, 2002.
An examination of media violence with an emphasis on the effect of violent television programs on children and adolescents.
718 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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The paper shows how the recent spate of school shootings has focused attention once again on how the media portrays violence and how decades of studies have long supported theories linking media violence and antisocial behavior. It examines media violence by focusing on the effect of violent television programs on children and adolescents. The first part of the paper looks at the amount and content of violent programming on television. The second part looks at the detrimental effects such programming has on the health and physical well being of children and teens. The next part then examines the psychological effects of constant exposure to violent programming and the implications these effects can have on an adolescent?s behavior as an adult.
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"Perhaps the most disturbing effect of a childhood exposure to violence is its implications on future violent behavior as an adult. People who were exposed to a significant amount of violent programming as children are more likely to become physically aggressive adults. Many men who commit spousal abuse or engage in criminal behavior viewed large amounts television violence as children. Women who are exposed to television violence as girls are more likely to assault other adults (Huesmann et al, 210). Despite the significant correlations between violent programming and behavior, the problem does not lie with the depictions of violence per se. After all, plays like MacBeth and Oedipus Rex contain deal with events like betrayal, murder and patricide. In these plays, however, viewers associate violence with its harmful results."
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Media Violence, 2002.
Discussion of whether media violence promotes violent behavior in children.
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Discussion of whether media violence promotes violent behavior in children. Explores issue by examining several journal articles on the subject; the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments presented. How exposure to violence seen on television stimulates aggressive behavior. Makes argument for ethical considerations based on contention that TV violence is bad for children.
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Due to recent events around the country regarding teen violence, many commentators and critics have pointed to the increase in violent images on television, in movies, and in video games as cause for this violence (Halgin, 2001, p. 186). In "Issue 12: Does Media Violence Promote Violent Behavior in Young People?", R. P. Halgin sets forth two articles, "Media Violence: A Demonstrated Public Health Threat to Children" and "Violence in the Mass Media and Violence in Society: The Link is Unproven" to explore the apparent link between media violence and violence displayed by children (2001, p. 187).
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In their article, "Media Violence: A Demonstrated Public Health Threat to Children," Huesmann and Moise attack Dr..."
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Media Violence, 2006.
An essay looking at whether media portrayals of violence increase aggressive behavior in children.
1,103 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper discusses the ongoing debate over media portrayals of violence and whether these portrayals contribute to aggressive behavior in children. The paper looks at arguments on both sides of the issue and concludes that, ultimately, it is family upbringing, parental role models, cultural norms and individual personality that influences aggressive behavior more than violent cartoon shows or video games.
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"Gerard Jones would probably disagree. In his book Killing Monsters, Jones describes how and why children might in fact need fantasy violence in order to develop constructive coping skills. Fantasy violence might help children master their psychological and social realities, make sense out of complicated emotions like anger and sadness, develop self-confidence, self-efficacy, and a sense of humor. Moreover, fantasy violence especially as its depictions have evolved over recent years, might be highly beneficial for young girls. One of the book chapters in Killing Monsters, "Girl Power," demonstrates the relevance of physically strong female action heroes, and how such female action heroes can tremendously boost the self-esteem of young girls. Female action heroes, even and perhaps especially when they use violence to accomplish their goals, can help girls overcome the otherwise gender-biased tendencies within traditional media and within the overall culture."
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Domestic Violence and the Child: The Effects of Exposure of Domestic Violence in Children., 2002.
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This paper addresses the effects of domestic violence on children living in households where such events occur. It is known that being witness to domestic abuse or being abused has a negative impact on the child's psyche, but the extent of this is not known. This paper works to find the extent of damage that domestic violence has on children and adolescents. 8 pgs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Violence Against Children, 2004.
An examination of the correlation between violence against children and socio-demographic risk.
2,657 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 20 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper explores how several factors directly relate to the likelihood that children will be subjected to violence at some point during their lives. In particular, it looks at how social, economic, demographic, and physical factors all have a dramatic impact a child?s development, either positive or negative, and how these factors also influence whether or not a child is more or less likely to be subjected to violence. It examines how children living in high risk environments typically serviced by human service agencies, including poverty stricken areas and foster care living arrangements, are among the children who are at increased risk for violence and abuse; children subjected to violence are much more likely to subsequently exhibit violent behavior later in life as well. It argues that it is the responsibility of caregivers and human services professionals to identify patterns leading to abuse and to teach children and parents to cope with the stressors that increase the likelihood that violence will occur.
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"Some additional and alarming statistics reveal that in 1997 the National Health Center for Health Statistics ?listed homicide as the fourth leading cause of death for children ages 1 through 4, third for ages 5 through 14 and second for children aged 15 up? (NCHS, 1997). Violence seems to be occurring at a more rapid pace for very young children, those 5 and under. When social services is not available to intervene, this age group is the least likely to have resources to defend themselves, and thus often suffer the most. Children subjected to violence at this young age to exhibit more disturbed behaviors later on in school and in life. Many are incarcerated for committing crimes at a young age, and are released to society without ever having learned proper nurturing tools with which to survive."
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