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This 7 page paper examines screen violence through several studies. The paper concludes that while violence to emanate from media is detrimental, there are ways to mitigate the outcome. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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of violent adolescents. However, many of these situations are complex. One cannot depend on parents with problems themselves to adequately protect their young, which is why pediatricians pay attention to
screen violence and why psychologists study the effects of viewing violent acts. Indeed, no matter what type of situation a youngster is raised in, it is more likely than not
that he is at least exposed to violence in television and film. Many films today are violent and while the rating system is firmly in place--many theater owners turning
16 year olds away from R rated movies--it is a rather comical paradigm. The same theater owner will quickly allow in a three or six year old simply because he
or she is with a parent. Thus, children grow up on violence and many parents do not realize the powerful impact forgoing the baby-sitter and dragging the kids to the
theater has. Of course, even when children are not placed in front of the big screen, with hundreds of cable channels, the most violent films make their way to television
at all times of the day. It is no longer a world with a 9 or 10 p.m. dividing line as twenty four hour per day programming incorporates all sorts
of fare all the time. It is because of this trend, and the trend to ignore the effects of screen violence, that has rendered children more violent and less obedient.
Some argue that this is just not the case and that if it were, all children would be violent. However, studies seem to suggest that screen violence is problematic and
in fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has come out with a statement against media violence. According to the AAP, "exposure to and the influence of media violence directly
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