Would we be better off with less violence in the media With references to a media
The amount of violence that is displayed on television has always been controversial. There have been many debates over how much violence should be allowed on television and what time this violence should be televised. This debate has sparked a mass of research on the topic aimed at finding what effect violence on television has on people, especially children. The theory is that different age groups interpret television violence differently and some have problems distinguishing the difference between what is real and what is unreal in terms of the violence shown on television. When they see a violent act on television children don’t understand that the violence is unreal they also don’t understand that the consequence’s of this act are unreal. ... Television displays to different types of violence: real, and unreal. ... Real violence is where the violent act has real consequences where the act will result in harm or is intended to cause harm an example of real violence on television the NEWS. Unreal violence is where the act had no intent to harm or was less likely to cause harm an example of unreal violence on television is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.