Essay On Influence Of Electronic Mass Media On Children

One of the evident changes in our social environment especially in our culture and daily lives are brought by the mass media. In this modern era radio, television, movies, video games, cell phones, and computer networks have played central roles in our children’s and youngster’s daily lives. For better or worse the mass media are having an enormous impact on our children’s values, beliefs, and behaviors. Every element of the electronic mass media has particularly harmful effect on children’s well-being. Everything that children see or hear in the media early on in their lives affects them in some way. All of these sources of media lead to aggressive and violent behavior in their viewers in a manner when they show violence in it. Research has been conducted that over the past half-century, the exposure to violence on television, movies, seasons, and most recently in video games increases the risk of violent behavior. Although mass media is a source through which people can get vast information but on the other hand it is harmful for its viewers when it shows aggressive material. The recent increase

Researchers found that over the past half-century, the exposure to violence on television, movies, seasons, and most recently in video games increases the risk of violent behavior. Children these days they try to copy and imitate the characters which are shown on the television or in video games. The media who market the violent television, video games and other forms of entertainment argue that this is safe entertainment but it is no way near safe. By seeing violence on television, they become less sensitive to the pain and suffering of others for example if the see someone hurting other they might not care about it because after watching that much violence on TV, movies and video games they become very less sensitive about such events