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... Can the media be blamed for people’s behaviors? ... According to the American Psychological Association,” The average American has seen 8,000 televised murders and 100,000 acts of violence by the end of elementary school and has watched about 22,000 hours of TV and some 18,000 murders in the media by the end of high school. ... Many psychologists believe that media plays a large role in human’s violent behaviors but there are a few that disagree.
Psychologist, Elizabeth K Carll, whose interests are interpersonal, family, and workplace violence, said “Higher levels of viewing violence in the mass media are correlated with increased aggressive behavior. ... She believes that music videos and media perpetuate rape myths, which perpetuate acceptance of rape. She believes that in some situations the videos as well as other media attributes to the violence against women. ... All of which causes major concern about media affects on the minds of young children.
Motion Picture Association of America’s chief executive, Jack Valenti, says that the media is not to blame for youth violence. ... Alisha Basore, a Columbine student said, “If the media was at fault…everyone of the 1,850 students at Columbine would be killers. ... Valenti claims that research shows that in 1997 the murder rate in the USA was lower than it had been in thirty years even though violence in the media was increasing. ... He says the blame should not be placed on the media but on a child or teen’s inability to deal with their feelings.
Joanne Cantor, a professor of communication arts at the university of Wisconsin-Madison, believes mass media has a huge affect on human behaviors. ... The media glorifies and trivializes violence and sends the message to young people that violence is an acceptable way to solve problems.
Approximate Word count = 1404
Approximate Pages = 5.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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