television (Fisher‚ 1994). This is a serious time for the shaping of adolescent’s morals and values. This would be an ideal time for children to be informed about safe sex‚ sexual predators and S.T.I.s ‚ however the average child spends approximately twenty eight hours a week watching television‚ which is twice as much time as they spend in school ("Facts about media violence and the effect on the American family‚" 1998). Unfortunately more often than not adolescents shape their lives after characters
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Today‚ there is much argument that is raised upon weather or not violent media should be censored and if so‚ to what extent it should be censored. Each individual have their own opinion on censorship of violent Medias. Especially‚ some religious groups opposed to violent actions say it works in decreasing violent behaviors. However‚ before answering such question it’s also important to consider if it really influence how people behave since that would be the main reason to censor it. According
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that it is acceptable for children to dress more provocatively‚ date at much younger ages and commit much more violent acts (i.e. Columbine HS in Columbine‚ CO). Why is that this is happening? I strongly agree with Professor Adu Gyamfi’s statement in Lesson Three‚ "electronic media is corrupting the minds of children in today’s society by exposing them to the same life experiences as adults" (Adu Gyamfi Lesson 3). Why are the parents not controlling what these children are watching on television
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There is a lot of debate about the effects of the media. A certain group that most attention is paid is the group of younger children‚ teenagers and younger. I feel that the media‚ be it television‚ the internet‚ movies‚ or video games‚ have a negative effect on children growing up. Children become so occupied with television and other forms of media that they do not have any time for much else. They don’t spend as much time with the family‚ they don’t spend much time outdoors or exercising‚ and
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that violence in television‚ movies‚ and music played a part in the violence in schools as did out of control youth‚ drug abuse‚ gangs‚ video games‚ the Internet‚ and other problems in society. However‚ the commonality of the perpetrators of violence has been their alienation from their parents and society (Schaeffer). Hutcheon (1999) condemned the electronic media for socializing children into violence and a premature‚ perverted‚ and abusive sexuality. He also stated that harassing and violent behavior
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Title: Protecting Children From Media Student’s name: Professor’s name: Course title: Date: Protecting Children From Media According to (Beal‚ 2008)‚ media can be defined as the various and different forms and technologies used for communication and channels of passing information or entertainment in the society. An example of media is the television‚ newspaper‚ radio‚ combined sounds‚ videos social sites as well as gaming sites among many others. In the modern world‚ the media have been and is
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Criminal Behavior of Children Rasmussen College Raice S. King This research is being submitted on February 8‚ 2014 for Carolyn Riley’s Counseling Clients course Criminal Behavior of Children United States has emerged as the leading country among the industrialized countries in teenage birth. In the country‚ adolescent child bearing has become a social problem. The teenage birth has a substantial cost to the teen mothers‚ their respective children‚ and the whole
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The Effect of Media Influences on Youth Natasha Wiseman San Diego City College Abstract This paper explores the effects of media influences on socialization of children. I will discuss the effects of media influences on body image‚ aggression and sexual behavior in children. The increasing thinness of models in the media are leading our youth to unhealthy eating habits‚ violence is opening doors to reenactments of violent acts seen in the media and sexual attitudes of teens in TV show are
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Effects of Domestic Violence on Children Trudy Root Kaplan University CM107-11 Children are negatively impacted by the surrounding of domestic violence in multiple ways‚ in which need to be identified. The audience that needs to be aware of domestic abuse’s effects on children is adults that care for children; such as pediatricians‚ teachers‚ counselors‚ and parents. The issue that needs to be addressed is the negative effects on children involved in a domestic violence situation. Many people
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America has become better known for its massive amounts of firearm violence‚ including murder‚ suicide‚ and mass shootings. In 2011 there were 467‚321 people victim to crimes committed with firearms. An average of 30‚000 people are killed by guns each year‚ and more than 30 people per day are murdered‚ along with the 268 people shot per day. Half of these deaths are people ages ranging from 18 to 35‚ and a third are ages 20 and below; making homicide the second leading cause of death within
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