Violent TV and Video Games and Aggression in Children Analytical Essay by Top Papers

This paper examines research showing the apparent effects of TV violence on aggression in children and adolescents have long been suspected. The most recent example was aggression directed at self seen in a large number of children after images of Saddam Hussein's hanging were televised. The effect of violent videogames on children's aggression is not so well known. This paper explores the relationship between exposure to violent television and videogames and the development of aggression in children and adolescents, concluding that the link is extremely important because in recent years in North America there has been a noticeable increase in children's violence.