Do video games cause violence?
No
What are the root causes of male violence against women? Is it social or biological?
The root causes seem to be social not biological because such doesn't violence doesn't exist in all cultures. When the colonists came to this country, they wrote home in shock about the lack of rape and sexualized violence in native cultures here. Now, women in Indian country make jokes about this -- you need a sense of humor in order to survive: what did Columbus call primitive? Equal women. Violence got embedded in cultures when patriarchy came along in various forms, put reproduction in male control, and that meant controlling the bodies of women. It also meant inventing gender and the idea that to be a real man, you had to be dominating women. It will take a very long time to uproot these politics, but we can already see that in some countries where women are equal, there is way less violence.
What are the causes of youth violence?
When there is youth violence, the youth think that each one knows more than the parents. There is too much violence on TV and movies and then they believe that this is the way life is. They are wrong and the parents have to sit down and listen to what their children talk about. Most of the parents are maybe too busy with their jobs there is no time for the youth. Another thing wrong with youth violence is not enough Bible study and not being present at the Lords house. ..We need more Christian education and less gossip among the youth Too much filthy wording taking gods name in vain
Do violent video games cause behavior problems?
Absolutely not. I also play grand theft auto there's nothing pornographic in it. Ooo ah the car rocks side to side and some of the animated characters are partially dressed. Have you seen lady gaga or britney spears? Have you seen any of them scantily clad actresses showing up at the gramies and stuff in next to nothing? Know what I told my son when I went to the bathroom and he came home and he saw the car rocking while I was taking a leak. That she was testing the suspension of the car and she was dressed that way cause it was hot outside. I then turned it off. Kids under 17 cannot buy games like grand theft auto. I worked at game stop. I myself carded over 75 kids a day who were trying to buy games like grand theft auto without a parent being present. Parents need to parent better. Violent games don't cause behavior problems. Lack of parenting causes behavior problems. If parents parented more rather then letting kids run about there wouldn't be such problems. Example, I went to walmart today to pick up dead space 3 another violent video game. This 12 year old saw me buy it and had to have it. Started demanding of his mother to get it for him. She said no it's too violent for you and your not old enough yet. This kid started flipping f you mommy your a mother f c. I want my mother f game. Get me my mother f game. He cursed her for over 20 minutes. She then bought the game for him. If he was my kid. I'd of split his lip and when we got home he'd of gone right to his room and I'd of smashed the game system. He wants another game system, he must apologize first, never cuss at me again, and find a job. He wants games, us the job money. Maybe I'll get a game as a gift for him once or twice a year if he's been good.
Do you believe that violence in video games is the cause of violence in our society?
that is just a rhetorical question so I will answer that for you: I do not believe that M rated video games is the cause of violence in our society, because of a little thing called history; heres an example the assassination of Abraham Lincoln occurred in 1868 and the assassination of John F. Kennedy occurred in 1963. the point here is that both these men were assassinated years before video games were introduced which was in 1971. not to mention that the assassination of Julius Caesar which occurred in 44 BC. there were also criminals such as Billy the kid and Butch Cassidy, both these men were around in the 1800s. a serial killer Ed Gein who was claimed to be responsible for the death of Bernice Worden in 1957. It has been told that when a child under the age of 18 gets a hand of an M rated video game they will intend to Mimic it and basically become criminals, I do not believe this is true as I have been playing Shooters since I was 7 years old,
Are children influenced by violent films?
I'm doing an essay on have films become too violent and I need peoples views on whether children can be easily influenced by violent films. i don't mind who answers this but it would be nice if parents do answer this.
Does watching violent TV programs make a child think violence is acceptable?
Is your speech suppose to argue for one side of the argument or is it mean to be a balanced piece? Not to be destructive, but there are a few points about your argument which are susceptible of attack: 1. You tend to lump all displays of violence together into one. Consider for example the violence depicted in All Quiet on the Western Front. Are children really going to think afterwards that violence has no consequences? The film clearly depicts violence, and death result from it, but it also depicts the consquences - the lead character suffers after killing a french solider, and is himself killed at the end of the film. Violence can't be separated from it's context. There will be may contexts in which violence on TV is acceptable because it is set in an appropriate context - violence *with* consquences. 2. The temptation for children to explore violence. Children, depending on their personality, will always be risk-takers to a degree - it's a necessary part of how they find out about the world. Seeing out of context violence may give them "ideas" but the underlying tendancy is there. 3. Violence against / within families - Claims that "TV violence" "caused" a particular incident should always be viewed with care. Nothing happens in isolation. This 9 year old in Alabama - why did he want to "see if it would do the same thing"? presumably it did something fairly horrific on TV, and evidently the kid thought it was a possibility that his action would have the same consequence. Why did he think it acceptable to risk horrific things happening to his family? It seems there is more than just the TV program he saw at work. 4. More Arguements in Support: With the AACAP quote you've got the lack of moral consequences to violence, and you cover physical consequences yourself, but consider also motives for violence. TV violence is sometimes motiveless or excessive, and so the argument goes, will make children think that the violence depicted is a "normal" or "appropriate" response to the situation. 5.I find it amusing that Ahorn complements you on your peice with it's reference to AACAP, while linking to the anti psychiatry group CCHR, which, amongst other things, credits psychiatry with bringing about the holocaust... Good luck with it.