Summary: Causal Analysis Argument About The Media
English 101 Composition and Rhetoric
Essay 2: Causal Analysis Argument About the Media
Rhonda L. Carter
17 March 2014
ENGL 101-C02 LOU
The debate over the connection between television and aggression in children has been ongoing for many years. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), “Extensive research evidence indicates that media violence can contribute to aggressive behavior, desensitization to violence, nightmares, and fear of being harmed (Vol. 124 No. 5 Nov 1, 2009, pg 1495). There seems to be a link between how much and what kind of television children watch, as to the type of behavior is exhibited. Parents need to be aware of what their child views on television and to limit the amount that they watch. …show more content…
These are some staggering results and parents need to be aware of the effects on children. Many parents don’t give a second thought about the programs that children are watching these days. Even some of the so called “child safe” programs show acts of violence in them. Children will emulate what they see on television into their playtime, and all too often they get a little too aggressive. They not only see this violence in the television shows they are watching but also in the video games that we see available for them to play. As a child is exposed to this violence, they will become less sensitive to the effects it has on the victims and to the suffering it causes (Boyse, K. (2010) pg …show more content…
Children need more playtimes without the influence of TV and more from books and educational toys. A child’s brain is like a sponge and will soak up whatever is put in front of them. If all they ever get is the television with violent cartoons playing, then they more than likely become aggressive in their later years. “It is probably the whole fabric of parent-child interaction that affects the ways in which children are affected by television” (Ledingham, J, Ledingham, C., Richardson (1993) pg 9) Not all children are affected in the same way while watching television, as the research also shows. It all has to with the temperament of the child and how the parent interacts with them to teach the child the difference between what is real and what is not. The solution to the problem of violence on the television can be summed up as, parental control, education of what is available on television, and knowing what is acceptable for a child to
Essay 2: Causal Analysis Argument About the Media
Rhonda L. Carter
17 March 2014
ENGL 101-C02 LOU
The debate over the connection between television and aggression in children has been ongoing for many years. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), “Extensive research evidence indicates that media violence can contribute to aggressive behavior, desensitization to violence, nightmares, and fear of being harmed (Vol. 124 No. 5 Nov 1, 2009, pg 1495). There seems to be a link between how much and what kind of television children watch, as to the type of behavior is exhibited. Parents need to be aware of what their child views on television and to limit the amount that they watch. …show more content…
These are some staggering results and parents need to be aware of the effects on children. Many parents don’t give a second thought about the programs that children are watching these days. Even some of the so called “child safe” programs show acts of violence in them. Children will emulate what they see on television into their playtime, and all too often they get a little too aggressive. They not only see this violence in the television shows they are watching but also in the video games that we see available for them to play. As a child is exposed to this violence, they will become less sensitive to the effects it has on the victims and to the suffering it causes (Boyse, K. (2010) pg …show more content…
Children need more playtimes without the influence of TV and more from books and educational toys. A child’s brain is like a sponge and will soak up whatever is put in front of them. If all they ever get is the television with violent cartoons playing, then they more than likely become aggressive in their later years. “It is probably the whole fabric of parent-child interaction that affects the ways in which children are affected by television” (Ledingham, J, Ledingham, C., Richardson (1993) pg 9) Not all children are affected in the same way while watching television, as the research also shows. It all has to with the temperament of the child and how the parent interacts with them to teach the child the difference between what is real and what is not. The solution to the problem of violence on the television can be summed up as, parental control, education of what is available on television, and knowing what is acceptable for a child to