Development of mass media make it fascinating field of investigation, and there are more and more schools and universities across the globe which concentrate on mass media, it history, its future prospects, and various other aspects. In recent years, following some shocking high school shoot-outs, media effects have become a widely – discussed topic and hence attracted lots of public attention (Verlag, 2007).
2.2 THE CHANGES OF TEENAGERS BEHAVIOUR TOWARD VIOLENCE FILM
Tragically, for many of our kids the loss of human life to violence has become a joke. There are many explanations for this behaviour, but violent entertainment programming is at the top of the list. Children are exposed with thousands of violent acts on television at a young, vulnerable age when they literally cannot tell the difference between reality and fantasy. As violence is played for laughs and cheers on TV and in the movies, our kids eat their …show more content…
They believe that exposure to this kind of violence causes children and perhaps also adults to become more aggressive and even to commit violent crimes. This belief has been fostered and supported by some psychologists and representatives of health organizations, who have claimed that the media violence has this effect. Films have been cited as potential influences on teens' attitudes toward and initiation of substance use. Social cognitive theory suggests that teen viewers may be especially likely to learn from teen models who they perceive as similar, desirable, and attractive (Stern,