The Effects Of Tv Violence Essay Research

The Effects Of Tv Violence Essay, Research Paper

Introduction

I believe that television is going to be the test of the modern world, and in this new opportunity to see beyond the range of our own vision, we shall discover either a new and unbearable disturbance of the general peace or a saving radiance in the sky. We shall stand or fall by television, of that I am sure, wrote E.B. White in Harper s magazine in 1938. I believe that White was correct. We will either take control of what is broadcast on television, or we will continue to suffer the harmful effects of violence on TV. I have chosen to write my paper on the impact that TV and film violence has on people in our society, especially focusing on children. I chose this as my topic because it is something that you always hear about as well as witness first hand. When you turn on the TV on Saturday morning to watch cartoons, statistics show that on average you will view at least twenty to twenty-five acts of violence per hour (Murray). During prime time you will view about five violent acts per hour (Murray). I define violence as any violent act. This can be as minor as one person hitting another, or as serious as murder. People are constantly saying that there is too much violence on TV and that it is negatively affecting our kids. This has been proven to be true that TV violence does have a negative impact, but the question is exactly what are the effects. The media has gone so far as to blame crimes, like the shooting at Columbine High School on television violence. I believe that there is quite a bit of violence on TV, and that it does have an effect on society in particular on children s behavior, but I do not believe that TV is to blame for all violence.

Questions and Hypotheses

What are the effects of television and film violence on children.

+ Children are less likely to cooperate and share and are more aggressive

+ Children become desensitized to violence and are therefore more likely to commit violent acts when they become older

+ Children don t understand the consequences of violence and learn to accept violence as a way to solve problems

+ Children begin to believe that the world is a dangerous and scary place

Bibliography

To research these questions, I read or viewed all or part of the following works:

+ Anonymous. Realistic Expectations. Family Web Page.

http://family2.go.com/features/family_0000_01/dony/FGP_tvgame.html.

+ Coats, E.J. &Feldman, R.S. Impact of TV on Nonverbal Behavior. Erik J. Coats

Web Page. http://vassun.vassar.edu/ ercoats/.

+ Dill, Karen E. PhD. Violent Video Games can Increase Aggression. American

Psychological Association Web Page.

http://www.apa.org/releases/videogames.html.

+ Does TV Kill. PBS TV, 10 Jan 1995.

+ Ledingham, Jane, Dr. The Effects of Media Violence on Children. National

Clearinghouse on Family Violence Web Page.

http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/med/home/resource/famvlnc.htm.

+ Murray, John P. PhD. Children and Television Violence. Kansas State

University Web Page. http://www.ksu.edu/humec/kulaw.htm.

+ Murray, John P. PhD. Impact of Televised Violence. Kansa State University

Web Page. http://www.ksu.edu/humec/impact.htm.

+ Phillips, David P. Dr. Television Violence and the Negative Impact on

Children. Superheroes and Violence Web Page.

http://www2.edu craft/f99_web/martin/Lisa%20Audience.htm.

+ Roberts, Bill. Mirror or Map. The Impact of Television on Peace and

Development. The TV Ontario Web Page.

http://www.tvo.org/naba/news/mirror23_08_99.html.

+ To What Effect. PBS TV, 8 Feb 1996.

Review of Research

Hypothesis: Children are less likely to cooperate and share and are more aggressive

When looking at this hypothesis, I read an article on the Internet called Children and Television Violence by John P. Murray, a professor and the Director of the School of Family Studies and Human Services at Kansas State University. In this article it talked about a study that was conducted with children enrolled in a special nursery school at Pennsylvania State University. The children were broken up into three groups, and each group was assigned a specific type of television program to watch. One group was assigned to watch Batman and Superman cartoons, another was assigned to watch Mister Rogers Neighborhood, and the third group was assigned to watch shows that were neither violent nor prosocial. Each group watched 12 half hour shows of the show that they had been assigned. The researchers observed that the children that had viewed the batman cartoons were much more active, and were more apt to get into fights with each other. They also did not cooperate and share with the other children as well as the children that had watched Mister Rogers . The children that watched Mister Rogers Neighborhood not only cooperated more, but they were more aware of others needs and even offered to help the teacher on occasion. The children that viewed the neither violent nor prosocial shows were not more aggressive or helpful. I thought this study was interesting because it really showed how just one television show could make such a difference in a child s behavior and whe

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