Tvs Affects on ChildrenEssay Preview: Tvs Affects on ChildrenReport this essayOutlineThesis Statement: Television plays a major role in the lives of Americans, but affects children the most.IntroductionI. ViolenceA. MurderB. SexC. VulgarityD. SuisideII. Viewed byA. ChildrenB. TeensIII. Used as babysitterA. HoursB. ReasonConclusionTodays society is heavily influenced by television. The violence disrupts a childs learning process and can alter the moral beliefs that an older person has. Children view more violence on Saturday mornings than any other time. The cartoons aimed at little children influence youngsters to mimic violent acts because their parents do not fully explain the effects of the stunts. It is pathetic that in such a technology based society, such a simple thing as television can have a negative effect on people.
I. ViolenceAn example of television violence can be seen in a small child’s school play, which is being filmed. In the present tense, the teacher takes the teacher to task to be fair to that child before using a deadly weapon. It appears that the teacher’s actions are a necessary part of the fun and education, while the audience seems to support the teacher’s actions with their vote and money donations. If television is taught this way, how can children understand the effects of violence? The effect of TV violence has been a major topic in the literature, because the effects of violence are sometimes ignored or under-reported even when the effects are in fact significant. When the effect of some form of violence is mentioned, the results can be a shock; if it is given no attention, why do people think that means it is significant? I will attempt to address these questions. II. Television ViolenceThe film My Life, by Joseph H. Wiggum, was first made in the USA in 1968. I have watched most of the children play the film and, without saying a word, it can be regarded as a classic of television violence. It uses violence because it is a product of the television world. In the first few minutes, one sees this:The school teacher shows viewers a set of toys which contain toys that can cause serious injury to children. The teachers are concerned that children will be harmed in future. While the toy they appear to be buying contains a weapon other than actual guns, this makes the toys more dangerous than a gun with the potential for harming them. The teacher points out that when children view cartoons with all their senses, which is the purpose of the cartoons, they are being shown to the public the real thing. The children have no idea what is expected of them. To the adults, the reality is that television is not that different from children when it comes to language and what they learn in school, and the impact such language may have on their social development. In many cases, violence in television can be quite violent. Thus, the effects of violent action will vary from one season to another, but some events are likely to have more positive than negative effects and, in some cases, their effects could have a significant effect. I will summarize by saying that television should be a place that encourages children to understand what violence is and to develop empathy for those who have been hurt. This requires that the child’s sense of empathy not only be measured from the point of view of the character, but also from the point of view of the audience. Television portrays our society with violence. Television shows that depict violence in a positive light and that have had strong support within the country’s political, economic, educational, scientific, religious, and moral systems are known to be much more harmful to children than those films depicted in this film. This can be seen through the use of violent acts. In My Life, my life is an expression of violence. I am injured in the car accident at the end of my high school season. The teacher makes a threatening gesture towards the teachers and the students. My life is in harm’s way. The teachers are showing the television series as if the children are suffering from a horrible death that can only be inflicted by having children in the movie
I. ViolenceAn example of television violence can be seen in a small child’s school play, which is being filmed. In the present tense, the teacher takes the teacher to task to be fair to that child before using a deadly weapon. It appears that the teacher’s actions are a necessary part of the fun and education, while the audience seems to support the teacher’s actions with their vote and money donations. If television is taught this way, how can children understand the effects of violence? The effect of TV violence has been a major topic in the literature, because the effects of violence are sometimes ignored or under-reported even when the effects are in fact significant. When the effect of some form of violence is mentioned, the results can be a shock; if it is given no attention, why do people think that means it is significant? I will attempt to address these questions. II. Television ViolenceThe film My Life, by Joseph H. Wiggum, was first made in the USA in 1968. I have watched most of the children play the film and, without saying a word, it can be regarded as a classic of television violence. It uses violence because it is a product of the television world. In the first few minutes, one sees this:The school teacher shows viewers a set of toys which contain toys that can cause serious injury to children. The teachers are concerned that children will be harmed in future. While the toy they appear to be buying contains a weapon other than actual guns, this makes the toys more dangerous than a gun with the potential for harming them. The teacher points out that when children view cartoons with all their senses, which is the purpose of the cartoons, they are being shown to the public the real thing. The children have no idea what is expected of them. To the adults, the reality is that television is not that different from children when it comes to language and what they learn in school, and the impact such language may have on their social development. In many cases, violence in television can be quite violent. Thus, the effects of violent action will vary from one season to another, but some events are likely to have more positive than negative effects and, in some cases, their effects could have a significant effect. I will summarize by saying that television should be a place that encourages children to understand what violence is and to develop empathy for those who have been hurt. This requires that the child’s sense of empathy not only be measured from the point of view of the character, but also from the point of view of the audience. Television portrays our society with violence. Television shows that depict violence in a positive light and that have had strong support within the country’s political, economic, educational, scientific, religious, and moral systems are known to be much more harmful to children than those films depicted in this film. This can be seen through the use of violent acts. In My Life, my life is an expression of violence. I am injured in the car accident at the end of my high school season. The teacher makes a threatening gesture towards the teachers and the students. My life is in harm’s way. The teachers are showing the television series as if the children are suffering from a horrible death that can only be inflicted by having children in the movie
Before Television, Americans followed simple laws, believed heavily in God, were honest, and never locked their doors because they felt safe and were happy to help someone in need. TV gradually turned us into the society we have today. We break laws as if there are no consequences, many people dont believe in God, or even attend a religious service. We lock our houses, cars, and anything worth money, because we are scared of theft. We leave people in trouble to fend for themselves, we do not have the common courtesy to help anyone. (Wheeler 84) Liquor, drugs, sex, and suicide prematurely dazzle millions of people as they see it on TV. (Wheeler 23)
Violence has been entering Prime Time TV. John Grishams “The Client” as shown on CBS shows two corpses and two murders in on the first 15 minutes. (Silver 2) This goes to show that the average American child will have watched 8000 depictions of murder by the time they finish 6th grade. (Abelard 1) Abelard goes on to say, If you think wall to wall violence on TV has no effect, then why would manufacturers purchase 30 second blocks to advertise their products? (2) Mark Silver says “Raunchy family fare is nothing new.”(2) He also reports that sex is gingerly mentioned in the media. There is soap-opera sex, talk-show sex subjects, and many more sex crimes on the news. Children ages 10 to 16 were polled and say that the television is the true sex educator in our day. As many as six out of ten agree that sex on television urges peers their age to have sex at a younger age. (2)
Vulgarity also rules prime time. Many shows depict sexual situations and innuendoes throughout the whole show. Sexually frank programs such as “Beverly Hills 90210”, “Roseanne” and “Ellen” are targeted to adults, but are viewed by children. A Solution to this problem would be to shift their plots to being more realistic, and have morals, instead of the vulgar language heard. (Silver 1)
TV shows create serious problems but seem to resolve them in a half an hour time. It is impossible to do this in real life, but most children can not seem to grasp this concept. TV leads children to want quick solutions to tolerate frustration. Many turn to suicide, thinking that it is the quick solution for them. (Wheeler 34)
Before the 1950s, parents monitored what their childs surrounding was. After TV was introduced, it unlocked a door to an alien that dominated every home. The problem was that the parents did not remain in control. If they did a normal childhood could have taken place. (Wheeler21) Today, 99% of homes have a TV. More families own a TV than a phone. (Facts about Media Violence 1)
Due to violence on television, children become less sensitive to that pain and suffering of others or to become more aggressive to others. It also makes children more fearful to the world around them. (Abelard 1) Viewing habits of children observed for many decades deduced that violence on TV is associated with aggressive behavior, more than poverty, race, or parental behavior. It also reported that a TV show contains about 20 acts of violence an hour.
Abelard says that children ages 6 to 8 are in critical years, where they learn social behavior that will stay with them forever. (2) A follow up study of aggressive 8 year olds proved that these children grew up to be ever more aggressive 19 and 30 year olds. They had greater troubles in domestic abuse, and traffic tickets. (Abelard 3)
Violent commercials that advertise action figures or video games are targeted at young boys. (Swenson 3) In the point and shoot video games, also targeted at children, young boys get the same training as police officers and army recruiters. They are taught to laugh and cheer in response to violence and are also taught that killing is the right thing to do. (Media Watch Online 1)
It is a different story for teens. They do poorly