Aggression Is Good For Kids By Sissela Bok

Violence in the media is glamorized, showing youth that aggressive actions are permissible and in some cases proper to imitate. Television, entertainment, and media all together are a few of the sources for the glamorization of violent lifestyles. The media promotes aggression as well as invites for imitation. Specifically this imitation is leaned towards the youth, with a growing mind and changing psychology the youth are left vulnerable to the circumstances of reality and all the violence included with it. The question now arises, is violence in the media, proper for the youth? This question is very argument able and has many possible answers. Sissela Bok, author of “Aggression: the Impact of Media Violence,” however would believe this answer to be no, stating that introducing youth to aggressive lifestyles could ultimately lead to imitation by the youth. Eventually, leading the youth to believe that promotion of an aggressive lifestyle is proper and should be followed with imitation. Bok’s article consists of many valuable statistics that assist in concluding her point which is the negative effects of violence in media on the youth. Sissela believes that youth should not be exposed to the aggression and violence of media. …show more content…
A benefit stated by Jones would be the ability to use violence as a coping mechanism for rage. Another benefit is the ability to have new encounters with the new found knowledge, having the ability to hold a conversation with someone who shares the same interests would also be another benefit. Jones feels that we should allow the youth to understand and have the ability to experience “natural aggression” first