Topic > Media In Media - 2171

In this tech-boom-stricken generation, people of all ages are consumed by a wide variety of media types. Through this media consumption, humans are able to put themselves in the shoes of others and can be profoundly affected by what they are exposed to through media. For example, humans may experience internal feelings of satisfaction when a superhero finally captures the villain at the end of an action-packed thriller, and justice is served. However, this media consumption can also trigger the arousal of negative emotions, and violent portrayals of everyday situations in the media may be correlated with youth generations acting in similar aggressive ways in reality. Media situations mimic reality in an exaggerated way, but because of their personalities, children often use them as personal guidelines for how they should act, look, feel, think, and treat others. This article will examine how different types of media and culture describe how men should look and act, the prevalence of violence in the media and how it affects generations of young people, and how all these aspects relate to problems of juvenile delinquency. The American Medical Association (AMA) estimates that by age 18 a person will have seen more than 200,000 acts of violence on TV and in movies, including 16,000 murders” (Violence in the media, Scholastic Scope, 01/22/01: 5 ). With the great prevalence of violence in children's media, it is nearly impossible to protect children from the effects of these depictions of aggressive behavior (http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/21/living/parenting-kids-violence - average/). In this same article, Caroline Knorr, parenting editor for Common Sense Media, states: “Ninety percent of movies, 68% of videos…half of the paper…being a boy and a girl, and violent acts that emerge from such portrayals. However, I believe that parents could have more control over the amount of violence their children might be exposed to. Perhaps these concerned parents could reduce the amount of television they allow and do not allow their children to watch video games to enter their homes until their children are a certain age. There are many ways in which the acts of young delinquents can be presented to younger generations, but common portrayals of violence across the media may be developmental. of delinquent youth. Violent media does not cause juvenile delinquency, as correlation is not causation, but through the reasons examined in this research paper, youth delinquent acts may be related to the hyperviolent media system in the United States.