Violent TV And Video Games Desensitize Teenagers To Violence
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 11:50
in Psychology & Sociology
It's a known aspect of the human condition that people tend to diminish the negative impact of something they do while recognizing the negative impact of things they don't do as common sense. In Hollywood, director Rob Reiner thinks cigarettes should be censored from movies but has no problem with teenage sex in films. Some blame junk food advertising for obesity but may think violence on TV has no impact. A new study in the the Oxford Journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience says that violent films, TV programs and video games desensitize teenagers to violence and blunts their emotional responses to aggression. Do you believe it? Probably not if you like violent video games. read more