Many people believe that increasing levels of violence on television and in films is having a direct result on levels of violence in society. Others claim that violence in society is the result of more fundamental social problems such as unemployment. How much do you think society is affected by violence in the media?

There are different views on the causes of

violence

in the world today. Some argue that it is connected to people's exposure to violent scenes on television and in films, whilst others point to wider problems in

society

such

as unemployment, poor housing and education as the root of anti-social

behaviour

. It is my belief that

violence

in the media plays a significant role in encouraging violent

behaviour

. A

first

point is that as levels of

violence

in the media increase, so does young people's exposure to it. Even films aimed at children often contain

violence

and despite the difficulty of proving whether

this

directly affects

society

, it is hard not to be concerned. After all, children learn through modelling adult

behaviour

, so if the models they choose are violent

then

it is highly likely that they may be violent themselves.

Furthermore

, the way

violence

is portrayed in the media is often stylized resulting in

violence

being seen as attractive. People who are easily impressed may

then

behave violently themselves.

Although

research has shown that aggressive

behaviour

is actually often the result of having aggressive parents, I still believe that the unrealistic way

violence

is shown in the media must have a negative result on

society

.

Finally

, the media

has become

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have become

increasingly

globalized which

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globalized, which

means that

violence

in programmes or films can be viewed all over the world. I would argue that the increasing quantity and level of

violence

seen around the world must be a negative force in

society

. In conclusion,

although

it is difficult to prove beyond a doubt the effect of

violence

in the media on

society

, I believe that the result

on

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of

for

the young, the unrealistic way it is shown and the global nature of media communications all have a significant and negative impact on

society

.