Major Impact on Youth Violence
In our social environment there has been one major notable change of our culture and daily lives by television, movies, video games, cell phones, and the Internet. The mass media are rife with violent images and messages and youth spend a great deal of time with media. Among the mass media the youth have been exposed to the kind of violent media presented to teach the viewer to be more violent. Sources of media, such as music, television, and games, have a major impact on youth violence.
Twenty-first century American music endorse is made up of over thousands of different music genres that are displayed on the radio and television. In some genres of music the artists use violence lyrics based upon their life style to enhance their music towards a youthful audiences. Rap/ Hip Hop music is a prime example of rebellious music because of the nature of the music as raw and real express social unrest, and personal experiences. Not only do they express violence through their lyric but in their videos. Music videos are provocative and violent to appeal to a younger audience. “About fifteen percent of five hundred eighteen randomly selected music videos contained individuals engaged in interpersonal violence, with a mean of six point one violent acts per violence-containing video” (Beresin, Eugene V. 1999.) They use the stereotypes that women are used for their image mostly negative as a victim or confrontational sexual character or that weapon solves all your issues with others. Since music and their videos have become daily viewing material for youth are at highest risk of becoming violent after exposure to music violence. The impact of television since its creation has been invasive and has assumed central roles in our youth’s daily lives impact on their values, beliefs, and behaviors. On average school-age youth spends more hours watching television than attending school. During that time “television programs display, on average, eight though twelve acts of
Twenty-first century American music endorse is made up of over thousands of different music genres that are displayed on the radio and television. In some genres of music the artists use violence lyrics based upon their life style to enhance their music towards a youthful audiences. Rap/ Hip Hop music is a prime example of rebellious music because of the nature of the music as raw and real express social unrest, and personal experiences. Not only do they express violence through their lyric but in their videos. Music videos are provocative and violent to appeal to a younger audience. “About fifteen percent of five hundred eighteen randomly selected music videos contained individuals engaged in interpersonal violence, with a mean of six point one violent acts per violence-containing video” (Beresin, Eugene V. 1999.) They use the stereotypes that women are used for their image mostly negative as a victim or confrontational sexual character or that weapon solves all your issues with others. Since music and their videos have become daily viewing material for youth are at highest risk of becoming violent after exposure to music violence. The impact of television since its creation has been invasive and has assumed central roles in our youth’s daily lives impact on their values, beliefs, and behaviors. On average school-age youth spends more hours watching television than attending school. During that time “television programs display, on average, eight though twelve acts of