Media violence

What are some examples of media violence

• tv shows

• Video games

• Porn

• Films

Why could it be argued that it has more of an impact on young people

Because their brains haven’t fully developed so its more ikely to influence their behaviour

How has new media had an influence on young people

They may see people their own age doing certain things on social media and think they should behave that way as well

How can we criticise the idea that media influence children

• the media doesn’t override the socialisation that the children already know

• Buckingham says children are more media literate than we think

Which theory blames the media for the moral decay within society

The new right blame the media for a rise in crime

Give an example of copycat crime

The case of James Bulger

What was the case of James bulger

• 2 10 year olds tortured and killed him - john venables and Robert Thompson

• They had previously watched child’s play

• There was links between what they had done and the film

How can we criticise that they killed him due to child’s play

Many other people will have watched that film and others that show similar examples of violence but not everyone replicates which suggests it was due to other reasons e.g. traumatic childhood

What was the columbine school massacre

• Eric Harris and Dylan klebold murdered 2 students and 1 teachers

• they then committed suicide but blamed their actions on video games and Marilyn Manson

How can we criticise the columbine high school massacre

Thy should have been taught enough in primary socialisation to know to replicate the behaviour from video games

What was Bandar’s study called

The bobo doll study

The bobo doll study

• he showed 3 groups a film containing a bobo doll and and adult either being aggressive, friendly or doing nothing

• When the children were put in the same situation they replicated the behaviour they saw

What does the bobo doll study show

There is a link between media and violence

What can the bobo doll study be used to support

• Jamie bulger

• McCabe and martin

What did McCabe and Martin say

The disinhibition effect has convinced children that in some situations the rues they know can be abandoned

What did newson say about desensitization

Throughout childhood we are all exposed to thousands of killings and acts of violence and due to the drip drip effect we become densensitized to it

What restrictions have been put on the media to try and protect young people

• Age restrictions

• Parental access

What is a limitation of age restrictions

They can’t be properly enforced as here are ways to get around it eg. Use parents age

What do feminists think about media violence

Things like pron create unrealistic standards an cause more violence and aggression

How does Fesbach and Sanger think video games can discourage violence

It shows the person the effect their violence has e.g. killing a person and so acts as a deterrent as they don’t want to do it in real life

Why is it difficult to measure violence in a lab study

• There isn’t actually a way to measure it other than a scale which is subjective

• Some people behave different when being observed - Hawthorne effect

How does the cultural effects model show audiences becoming violent

If we are subjected to the same message over time it will gradually effect us

What other factors may effect violence other than the media

• childhood

• Socialisation

Why is it difficult to get a control group who have no exposure to violence

Typically everyone is exposed to it except new born babies who haven’t been exposed to anything