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Effects of Media Violence
Violence In The Media
Violence on Kids
This page is about the effects of media violence on teens. This will tell you the real life facts about media violence. There are also other sites to go to if you are interested in the effects of media violence. Here is some basic information on the research about media violence. The basic idea of this is to tell you that this site is about the problems with media violence. That is what is society learning from these acts of violence on T.V. Most of the society that learns from this is children. They are most affected because they have less understanding of the world around them. Unlike adults who can control there actions, children just release their anger like they see it on the T.V. or in movies. When children throw a fit of some sort they didn’t just get it from that one-day on watching T.V. It has been growing on them for some time. The more they watch the more they think that is how the world works. Then they just resort to violence, instead of working it out. As toddlers, children will mimic what they see and hear on television. A number of preschoolers pay attention to the TV more than toddlers, though most preschoolers can't tell the difference between fantasy and reality – and may not tell between commercials and shows. Once children reach elementary school, they begin to stay up late and watch more adult programs. Teens prefer adult programming that deals with subjects like growing up, dating, alcohol, drugs and sex, horror movies, and music videos. These programs often contain a lot of violent images. For more information on this topic visit some of the sites at the top of the screen.
