Open AccessViolent images in the media and its impact on children
Author(s) -
Georges Kutukdjian
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
rbb/rbb. revista brasileira de bioética
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1984-1760
pISSN - 1808-6020
DOI - 10.26512/rbb.v2i1.7958
Subject(s) - pornography , inclusion (mineral) , media literacy , psychology , curriculum , the internet , broadcasting (networking) , criminology , social psychology , developmental psychology , computer security , pedagogy , computer science , world wide web , psychoanalysis
The article studies the impact of media-shown violence on children and youth. It examines the relation between exposure to massive absorption of violent images and aggressive behavior. It also concludes it would be hard to fins unequivocal relationship between violent behavior and exposure to violence in the media for various different reasons. Consideration must be given to characteristics of young viewers and the specific vulnerabilities attached to age groups, discussing in detail the problem of pornography. The article, nevertheless, supports the banning of racist, xenophobic, sexist and paedophiliac programs in broadcasting and the Internet as well as the inclusion of media education in school curricula to favor the development of critical attitude towards the material children and youth are being exposed to.