This theory suggests that because people are exposed to so much violence in the media, violence no longer makes a strong emotional impact upon them. This is a good video I found on youtube to help explain more, warning, there's someheavy metal music :-p
Literally thousands of studies have looked at whether there is a link between exposure to media violence and violent behavior. Over 98% say yes. The evidence from the research is overwhelming. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, "Extensive research evidence indicates that media violence can contribute to aggressive behavior, desensitization to violence, nightmares, and fear of being harmed." Children become immune to the horror of violence, gradually accept violence as a way to solve problems, imitate violence they observe on TV, and identify with characters (victims or victimizers) they see on TV.
- Most people would agree that by watching lots of violent movies, a viewer no longer gets upset while watching violent movies.
- However, the debate surrounding this concept is whether people will also be desensitised to real life violence.
- For example, is somebody goes to the cinema and witnesses a lot of people being killed, and then somes out of the cinema and sees the same occurance on the streets, will this upset them or will they be desensitised to it?
Literally thousands of studies have looked at whether there is a link between exposure to media violence and violent behavior. Over 98% say yes. The evidence from the research is overwhelming. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, "Extensive research evidence indicates that media violence can contribute to aggressive behavior, desensitization to violence, nightmares, and fear of being harmed." Children become immune to the horror of violence, gradually accept violence as a way to solve problems, imitate violence they observe on TV, and identify with characters (victims or victimizers) they see on TV.
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