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Date Submitted: 09/02/2013 09:44 PM
Outline
1. Introduction
a. Children are exposed to too much violence in media
b. Negative effects of violence on children
c. Thesis statement: violent video games have specific negative impacts on children by training the kids to associate violence with pleasure, changing their view of violence as a natural and even positive behavior, and increasing the likelihood for engagement in aggressive behaviors outside the virtual game environment
2. Violence as pleasure
a. Video games reward violence
b. Pleasure associated with shooting
3. Exposure to violence changes the views of a child
a. View of violence as natural behavior
b. Forms of violence exposure impact
i. Victim effect
ii. Bystander effect
iii. Appetite effect
4. Aggressive behavior outside game environment
a. Learned behavioral pattern
b. Aggression toward others
c. Integrating violence into behavior
5. Conclusion
a. Violent video games have negative impact on social and cognitive development of a child
b. Transforming violence into real life
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Violent Video Games Have Negative Impact on Children
It is the undeniable fact that contemporary children are exposed to much a broader scope of violence in media compared to previous generation. Violence is embedded not only in video games, where the victory is granted to the player who “kills” all the enemies or monsters, but also in other types of media, including movies for children, cartoons, and even printed materials. While researchers still attempt to quantify and qualify the degree of negative influence of violence on children, violent video games have specific negative impacts on children by training the kids to associate violence with pleasure, changing their view of violence as a natural and even positive behavior, and increasing the likelihood for engagement in aggressive behaviors...