Almost
every person living in the
This guide is designed to
help those who are researching the effect of media violence on children, and if
it is the media or the parents who are responsible for actions taken by children
due to exposure to violence via the media.
I personally believe that the media is responsible for any actions taken
due to the violent things they show, so most of the sources I will be
discussing will be blaming the media for violent children. However, there will be a few sources
discussed from the opposing side.
The
best advice I can give to anyone who is researching this topic is to start with
opinion articles from GaleNet’s
Since
this is such a new issue, most of my sources were found via online databases,
primarily GaleNet. GaleNet’s
·
GaleNet
-
This
online database was the most useful to me because it provided me with many
different opposing viewpoints on who is responsible for children taking action
due to violence in the media. There
were a few articles with specific analyses of different television shows and
movies. Other articles provided a
general explanation of why violence in the media is so dangerous. This database really helped me to more fully
understand the basics (not to mention the details) of the issue of media
violence and children.
“Media
Violence.” Media Issues. 2003. Media Awareness Network.
·
This
website provided me not only with lists of statistics and basic facts about
media violence, but also gave me many links to very good articles by
professionals in this field that I found very informative.
“Violence in the Media Theme
Page.” Open Learning Agency.
·
This
website provided me with links to many different organizations discussing media
violence. A few of these organizations
talked about different ways of solving violence in the youth that has been
sparked by the media, and others discussed the difficult topic of who to blame
for violence in children.
“Welcome to My Media
Violence Page.” Violence in the Media..
·
This
website gave links to various other sources of good information covering
violence in the media. It included
various bills introduced by the House and Senate of the
“Some
Things You Should Know About Media Violence and Media Literacy.” Media Violence and Media Literacy. 2003.
·
This
website provided me with basic statistics about media violence and also gave
tips to parents on how they could prevent their children from being corrupted
by what they see on television.
Pungente, John J. “Information Packet: Violence and the Media.” The
Jesuit Communication Project. http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/JCP/violence.html
·
This
website did not really have any very useful information, but it did provide me
with a couple of quotes on media violence, and also provided me with additional
resources for my research in the forms of videos.
“Violence
in Media Entertainment.” Media
Violence. 2003. Media Awareness Network.
·
This
website was helpful to me because it gave an in depth description of how
violence has been portrayed to the public over time. It shows patterns in media’s description of violence and how it
appeals to audiences, and how this is harmful to all people, mostly young
children.
Gerteis, Margaret. “Violence,Public Health,and the Media.”
.
Appleyard, Bryan and
Callahan, Sidney. “Violence in the
Media Should Be Censored.” Opposing Viewpoints: Censorship on Opposing
·
This
article discusses human nature and how violence in the media is causing humans
all over the globe to commit things that would not have been committed had it
not been for television. It speaks of
ways to censor or rate television shows to try and prevent this from happening.
Easterbrook, Gregg. “The Media Glamorize Violence.”
Opposing Viewpoints: American Values on Opposing
·
This
article delves into violent movies directed at teens that are based on the idea
that murdering people is fun. Gregg
goes on to say that giving this message to teens and younger children who have
access to movies like these is the root of the problem with the increased
amount of juvenile crime in society today.
Grossman, Dave. “Violence in the Media Causes Juvenile Crime.”
Opposing Viewpoints: Crime and Criminals on Opposing
·
This
is a very informative article about the reasons why the media corrupts the
minds of the youth into thinking that violence and killing is just a part of
life and how children link murder to pleasure and fun. Grossman uses analogies to army boot camp
that are very parallel to how the youth becomes corrupted into thinking that
killing is okay.
Rosellini, Lynn. “The Birth of Modern Professional Wrestling:
An Overview.” At Issue: Professional Wrestling on Opposing
·
This
article is an expose on the world of professional wrestling, also known as
“sports entertainment,” where the sports part takes up only 36 minutes of a
90-minute show. It gives the background
of the life of the man behind one of these shows, and how his childhood
influenced him to do what he does today.
Valenti, Jack. “Violence in the Media Should Not Be Blamed
for Youth Violence.” Opposing Viewpoints: Violence on Opposing
·
This
discusses why the media should not be blamed for youth violence. After all, they are just doing their
job—entertaining.
This sounds a little bit silly, but
a very good way to inform oneself on violence in the media is simply to go find
a TV and flip through the channels a little.
I guarantee you will see something violent within perhaps the first half
an hour that you watch. It’s just a
good way to give yourself a basic overview of what the authors of the articles
above etc. are talking about.
Media
violence, youth and media violence, violence in the media, censorship,
violence, juvenile crime, media, children and the media.