“TV Isn’t Violent Enough” By Ashley Jo Helton Mr. Acorn English 1010 – 011 February 19‚ 2013 Outline Thesis statement: While Oppenheim’s argument makes sense logically‚ it does not make sense ethically. I. Oppenheim’s main problem with violence on television shows is the lack of realism. a. Most violent scenes on television could never happen as played out on screen. b. The author uses his medical background to explain this lack of realism. II. Realistic violence
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watching TV or using video games‚ cellphones‚ and computers (Kaiser Family Foundation). That is an incredible amount of time for anyone‚ let alone a child. Sociologists believe that the media is used as a means to educate youth in regards to beliefs and values. Youth are shown that their lives can be better or more exciting by taking part in a certain behavior‚ which in-turn could lead to unrealistic expectations and problems later on down the road (Basirico 44). Television depicts violence as a means
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Violence on TV. What has the world come to these days? I often seem like everywhere one looks. Violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets‚ back alleys‚ school‚ and even at home. The last of these is major source of violence. In many people’s living rooms there sits an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It is the television‚ and the children who view it are often pulled into its realistic world of violence scenes with sometimes devastating results. The truth about television
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Violence on TV Most people in our society generally have the opinion that violence on television increases aggression in children and adolescents. Does it ? Who is to say whether television has a positively direct effect or a positive correlation ? However‚ the majority of the people who have researched this topic have discovered that violence on television is indeed one of the prime factors contributing to the increase in violent and aggressive behavior among the youth in society. That is to
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Violence in our Children’s Cartoons How Does Television Violence Affect Children’s Behavior Does television promote violence and crime among children? Although most people look at television as an entertaining and educational way to spend time‚ some people think there is too much violence in television and that is influencing our young into becoming aggressive in nature and to tolerate violence. Cartoons are the most violent programs on television (Johnson‚ 1999). Mostly all cartoons have consent
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Television and movie violence The “Hunger Games” has been very famous recently. Since it’s so famous‚ some of the college classes are using this book as teaching materials for English. However‚ both the book and the movie included a lot of violent scenes. This violence leads to a hit controversy that if teenagers should watch movies and television that contain violence. On the other hand‚ research suggests movies and television violence encourage teenagers to have aggressive minds and behavior
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amount of violence shown on TV and in the cinema affects the actions of our young people and therefore increases the amount of violence in our society today. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? What can be done to reduce violence in our society today? A matter of considerable controversy at present is the issue of whether young people’s actions are influenced by the amount of violence which appears on TV and in the cinema or not. From my own prospective‚ I believe that violence in our
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Question#2: How the nature and frequency of violence in television programs and movies effects socializing and being socialized. “Sociology offers a perspective‚ a view of the world. The sociological perspective opens a window onto unfamiliar worlds—and offers a fresh look at familiar ones (Henslin3).” With socialization being such a huge part of our daily lives‚ it is important that we get the right socialization. Today much of our youth’s socialization skills are being obtained from mass
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Children and Violence What is an influence? An influence is the power of being a compelling force on the actions‚ behaviors‚ and opinions of others. Violent programming is a great influence on young minds today. As the days pass by‚ more and more violent scenes that are seen in movies and regular programming are becoming crimes which are being imitated on the news. Watching violent television hurts a child’s judgment and shows many serious long term effects. Violent programming is a bad influence
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Violence on video and TV leads to more violence in society Television it can be entertaining and educational‚ and can open up new worlds for us‚ it gives us a chance to travel the globe‚ learn about different cultures. Some programs with positive role models can influence people to change their behavior for the better. However‚ the reverse can also be true: we can learn things from TV that are neither good‚ nor positive or not even productive. That’s the topic of today. TV can affect kids’ health
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