Media Is The Cause Of Violence In America s Youth
Since the beginning of time, there has been violence. However, recently society has
been putting the blame on media such as movies, television, literature, video games
and music. This blame placing became very relevant in 1985 when Parents Music
Resource Center was founded as a way to ban, restrict or censor media that was
found to not only be inappropriate, but was also apparently the cause of violencein
America s youth. While some still agree that media is the sole reason behind the
increase in drug usage, suicide and murder, that is not the case. A piece called
Children, Violence and the Media: A Report for Parents and Policy Makers. is an
article recorded by a Senate Committee on a Judiciary hearing. The committee
suggests that media... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
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