What are effects of media violence on children?

Question

What are effects of media violence on children?

Answer 1

It gives the false impression that no one really gets hurt.

Answer 2

bad things that you see on the news

Answer 3

fights at school, trouble at home, anger management issues, even bringing guns and knives to school.  the media teaches payback for what another person did to them.  such as the movie sweeney todd.  he was a barber trying to get revenge.  so what did he do?  kill people and attack them because of hatred.  i am disappointed in the media because they are teaching the younger generation to be much more violent at unnecessary times.

Answer 4

You want to research the Bobo doll experiment which looked at reactions children had to violent shows. I know I studied this as part of my A level sociology in the UK but can not remember all the results etc now. it basically stuck children in a room full of toys after showing them different shows to see how they played ie dolls fighting or having a tea party etc.

Answer 5

Individuals with greater exposure to media violence see the world as a dark and sinister place. Television programs present a narrow view of the world, and the world they present is violent. Thus, people who watch a lot of television are more likely than those who watch less to see the world as being violent and overestimate their chance of being involved in violence.