Media Essays (1245 words) - Violence In Video Games,

Media Ethics in Media Violence Tatiana Y Craft Social Psychology Opposing View Points in Social Psychology Capella University September, 2013 Introduction There are always been violence in our world from ancient times when cavemen fought with tribes who came into their domain, the crusades in the 11-13 centuries, to the Iraq war in current days. At what point do we decide what violence is and is not, at what point do we decide what is better for our children to see, violence on television or video games and movies. We see in the news all the time reports about children shooting up schools, like Columbine, and Sandy Brook elementary. In both cases the media and video games were to blame for these tragedies, people have always been tied in their thoughts about why these things happen. At what point do we take responsibility for the way we raise our children? And at what point do we stop the media from depicting horrible images that may cause harm to our children? The Studies on Violence Several theoretical models describe the psychological mechanisms through which media violence can influence later behavior. Fundamentally, the psychological process all rely on learning. With repeated exposure to media violence, one can guess that one will be more aggressive. Many studies have been done the effects of media violence and videos games on the young human mind. Most of the studies done show that after time of playing violent video games many childrens aggressive side came out more. One study that was done showed that aggression could even arise 3-6 months later after the child was exposed to the game. Though it is equally possible in these studies that people who are more aggressive tend to navigate to more violent video games and movies. With that thought that people who tend to be more violent who gravitate to violent sources, why are those people able to obtain or access violent games or watch violent movies? Several studies have shown that in the long run, habitual exposure to media violence may actually reduce anxious arousal in response to depictions of violence. Research has found that the more time individuals spent time watching violent media depictions, the less emotionally responsive they become too violent stimuli. What the Media Thinks As Hilary Clinton pointed out in her book, the more children see violence, the more numb they are to the deadly consequences of violence. Now, video games like Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct, and Doom, the very games played obsessively by the two young men who ended so many lives in Littleton, make our children more active participants on simulated violence. Bill Clinton made a statement on April 24, 1999 after the shootings in Littleton, Colorado he stated that Playing a violent video game wont turn you into a psycho, a murderer or a serial killer. Most studies show that very clearly on the contrary violent video games allow players to express themselves. Its like an outlet for them in a way. All these violent actions that are said to have been inspired by playing video games are nothing but the expressions of issues unrelated to video games. Our own ex-president down plays the effects for video games on the young mind. The ex-president had a great thought on the subject, All these violent actions that are said to have been inspired by playing video games are nothing but the expressions of issues unrelated to video games. If you look at the recent case of the Sandy Brook shootings, people instantly wanted to blame video games, it came to light that the young man was autistic and had many emotional issues. Now not all cases are like this one, the Columbine shootings no one knew what to pin point that on, but once again video games and movies were to blame. The Blame on Media? With all the blame on media on the movies, video games, and TV shows they put on the air, does the blame really need to fall completely on them? In the 1950s this sort of media violence was unheard of, parents raised their children differently, and they were raised to respect others. Generations later kids now are shooting up schools, running the streets, and not going to school. At