Television Violence and Its Effects

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Television Violence and Its Effects 'Violence on television is a primary cause of violence in real life'

Teenagers my age are constantly being bombarded with so called

'parental warnings' and film 'certificates' which intend to provide us

with guidance on what we should and should not be watching, if it be

on the 'box' or at the cinema. Politicians and social campaigners try

to convince us TV is bad for us, a device which "corrodes the moral

fabric of society and corrupts our children with relentless images of

violence". Is this a fair and accurate statement? Or merely an unfair

and harsh account of what TV provides us with. My answer is NO, there

is a lack of research, which indicates that TV violence encourages

anti social behaviour

I myself, spend most of my day glued to the 'box' as well as 52% of

children aged 5-17 who have a TV in their room. I believe the content

on TV does not contain as much violent content as it is hyped up to

have. TV broadcasters usual kick off with a small dose of light

daytime entertainment, comprising mainly of DIY and gardening make

over shows, (Big strong boys and garden invaders) followed by quiz

game shows (Wipe-out and Bargain hunt) till the early evening. This

hardly sounds like the types of program which "Corrode the moral

fabric of society". Programs, which are broadcasted on terrestrial TV,

have to comply with strict regulations before they can be showed to

the public; this is the job of the independent television commission

(ITC). The ITC have strong views on programs of a viole...

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out.

This study clearly backs up my argument, and also draws an important

conclusion. A group of older students were asked the question why they

found it hard to commit anti social acts on the island as and replied

that "everyone on the island watches and knows you and you have to

behave"

As u can see it is extremely clear that family and the society in

which he lives in proved to be more effective in influencing the

Childs behaviour rather than watching violence on TV. This is the

overall message, which I have tried to convey during this argument. If

the government wants to see a reduction in violent crimes they should

concentrate less in making television a 'scapegoat' and realise it is

not responsible for violence in real life. It is not Programmes but

people, which affect our behaviour.

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