prepare and submit a term paper on The Effect of Violence in Media on Attitude towards Criminal Acts. Your paper should be a minimum of 2000 words in length.
The present technological and informational age is characterized by fast communication. Mass media including terrestrial and satellite-based television, radio, newspapers, films, and the internet have become ubiquitous (Browne, 2011). In particular, the innovations in computational technology has brought about the arrival of screen-based, digital, ‘new media’ that is more pervasive than ever, reaching out to mass audiences. The implications have been quite severe as violence has perpetrated into mass media. Violence – as depicted by pornography on the internet and other forms of violence in television dramas, films, soaps, and computer games – has now become an internal part of popular culture. And due to the mass nature of media, a significant portion of the human populace is exposed to such violence via media channels. The impact of exposure to violence has been often associated with the rise in crimes and violence. In addition, many studies carried out have also found out the correlation between media violence and the aggression scale of young children. This area has been explored quite widely in the discipline of sociology as well as psychology. This research will explore the impact of media violence on the attitudes of individuals towards criminal acts.
 .With these developments, violence is also increasing in its prevalence thereby leading to sociological issues that impact the individual as well as the society at large due to its negative implications. The effect of violent content in media has well been investigated previously with quite an extensive amount of research and literature being present on the subject. Equally, extensive work has been done to study the effect of violence on young children. their aggressive behavior, development, psychological disturbances, and so on. However, the current literature somewhat lacks relevant studies on the impact of violent media on attitude towards criminal acts. An individual’s attitude is a central component of his or her behavior and psychologists attach great importance to the variable.
