A story written in by Gerard Jones called Violent Media is Good for Kids that appeared in Mother Jones under the political section‚ written 28 June 2000. He is an author of several works to include fictional and non-fictional works. His written for Marvel Comics and other companies. The essay talks about his life‚ how he was sheltered from violence or what his family felt wasn’t appropriate because of his parents. However‚ it was his mom that got him hooked on comic books‚ she thought it would teach
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are becoming more and more dependent on the media as the main source of knowledge. Although everyone is affected by the media‚ it has been proven that children are targeted the most. According to the parents in the Media in the Home 2000 study‚ children spend 6 and one-half hours with media each and every day (Children‚" 2002). Everything from television‚ to video games‚ to movies‚ and to music impacts the children’s lives everyday. The violent media‚ with its negative images and lyrics‚ appears
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In reading “Violent Media is Good for Kids”; by Gerard Jones‚ he doesn’t argue against the fact that some harm has come from violence in the media. However the author does convey the fact that he has first handedly seen the positive effects of well managed use of violence in different mediums. Mr. Jones has reinforced my view and opinion on violence in the media by informing me to the efforts of him and his colleague to help children use their natural feelings in a positive manner and find an enlightening
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Casey The Effects of Media Violence and the Debate of how to Solve the Problem Violent and aggressive behavior show up everywhere from popular video games‚ movies‚ to television shows‚ all of which young children have access to watch. People are also able to interact with these violent types of media as video games take center stage. Video game players are able to mutilate‚ kill and destroy items‚ ranging from buildings to streets with bombs‚ and use of guns and other weaponries throughout
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Mass Media (Q) Assess the usefulness of the Hypodermic Syringe model of the mass media. The hypodermic Syringe Model (HSM) is an early theory model‚ which believes that there is a direct correlation between the violence and anti-social behaviour portrayed in different media types (e.g. Television‚ computer games and films). Sociologists found that the most venerable audience to the HSM are children and teenagers. this is because they are still in the early stages of socialization so are therefore
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COVER PAGE HOW DOES MEDIA AFFECT KIDS? Student: Supervisor: HOW DOES MEDIA AFFECT KIDS? There has been an on-going debate whether or not media influences a child’s behavior. There isn’t a doubt that the media has an impact on a child‚ but is it so influential that it can make a child do something that they would have never thought of doing until they see it on the television? According to Dr. Susan Villani (1999)‚ there is a significant amount of evidence linking behavioral effects
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In Gerad Jones article “Violent Media is Good for Kids” Jones argues that violent media can very well have positive impact on young people. He simply does this by opening up with his own childhood story of how he was taught by his parents and teachers that all violence was wrong. We then find out that he became shy and lonely because he was not able to express himself properly due to hiding his fears and desires. It wasn’t until his mother was convinced by one of her students to let her son read
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Effect of Violence in Media on Children In his essay "Violent Media is Good for Kids" Gerard Jones states that parents try to shield their children from violence but in reality they keep them from self realization. In the analysis‚ Jones uses examples from his life experiences and quotes from a professional in child behavior. His argument‚ however‚ is incorrect and his support for his argument plays mostly on emotions and no statistical evidence to support his claims. Jones uses his life as
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“Violent Media is Good for Kids” In “Violent Media is Good for Kids‚” the author Gerard Jones claims that violent media is good for children because it prepares them for violence in reality and teaches them how to control with rage. He argues against people’s view of violent media being negative influence on children. This view suggests that it is important to keep children away from violent media because it promotes imaginary gun battles‚ killing‚ blood‚ and violent fighting. In response‚ the
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In “Violent Media Is Good For Kids‚” Gerard Jones takes his position on how the comic books violence has led him to further develop as a person and inspire his career as a writer. In fact‚ he talked about how the Hulk led him out of passivity and loneliness as a young kid. But this is only about one person and not everybody else. Nobody is the same in this world. Many of Jones acknowledgements in this story come from self-accomplishments through reading comics and violent media that has led
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