Media Violence
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ANTHRO2
8 January 2015
Perspective on Violence in the Media
Introduction
In modern society, increasing of violent TV programs and video games are serious problems. I researched two females and two men who have their own identification about the violence in the media. They are different ages and have cultures. Also, through their own backgrounds, they showed diverse ways to understand and learn a culture from media. By comparing all interviewers, I could gain different ideas of them.
Information about Interview Two females and two men were interviewed for this investigation. One female and one man are my neighbors that both of them have worked for several years, and have one child. The other two of them are my friends and studying in SMC. I asked them about impact of violence in the media and they answered the questions differently. The first woman interviewee is a 30-year-old American and has a 3-year-old son. When she was about 9-10 years old, she became aware of violence in the media. She watched the movie “Bad boys,” which includes violent scenes, such as fighting, guns, blood, explosions and silly behaviors. She says that after watching the movie, many children especially boys feel behaviors and images in the movie amazing. According to her, movies, TV shows, video games could affect children’s behavior violently. Because children tend to be more affected by violent behaviors from media more easily, so it is not good for teenagers. Thus, she hopes that these violent images in the media should be limited and reduced by government to protect children to grow up with pure minds. The second interviewee is a 36-year-old American man who has a 2-year-old son. When he was 7-8 years old, he experienced first of the violence in the media. He has older brother, so they were usually doing a video game “Street Fighter,” which was very popular that time, but filled with the vicious acts of violence. He says he and
Professor
ANTHRO2
8 January 2015
Perspective on Violence in the Media
Introduction
In modern society, increasing of violent TV programs and video games are serious problems. I researched two females and two men who have their own identification about the violence in the media. They are different ages and have cultures. Also, through their own backgrounds, they showed diverse ways to understand and learn a culture from media. By comparing all interviewers, I could gain different ideas of them.
Information about Interview Two females and two men were interviewed for this investigation. One female and one man are my neighbors that both of them have worked for several years, and have one child. The other two of them are my friends and studying in SMC. I asked them about impact of violence in the media and they answered the questions differently. The first woman interviewee is a 30-year-old American and has a 3-year-old son. When she was about 9-10 years old, she became aware of violence in the media. She watched the movie “Bad boys,” which includes violent scenes, such as fighting, guns, blood, explosions and silly behaviors. She says that after watching the movie, many children especially boys feel behaviors and images in the movie amazing. According to her, movies, TV shows, video games could affect children’s behavior violently. Because children tend to be more affected by violent behaviors from media more easily, so it is not good for teenagers. Thus, she hopes that these violent images in the media should be limited and reduced by government to protect children to grow up with pure minds. The second interviewee is a 36-year-old American man who has a 2-year-old son. When he was 7-8 years old, he experienced first of the violence in the media. He has older brother, so they were usually doing a video game “Street Fighter,” which was very popular that time, but filled with the vicious acts of violence. He says he and
References: Berlatsky, Noah. Media Violence. , 2012. Print. Merino, Noël. Media Violence. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2011. Print.