Annotative Bibliography

“Children’s Exposure to Violence”

There has been a concern for the viewing of movies because of the context ever since film industries started. Children’s exposure to media was an immediate concern. The public health was being jeopardized. The actions in films were being imitated by adolescent children and the concern grew. Studies were conducted to see the exact effects of these movies. Based on those studies, the rating system was created and television censorship was introduced. Inappropriate material was trying to be prevented from impressionable children seeing them. More studies conducted in 2004 uncovered that children are still being exposed to this material. The source was not specified, but it is a possibility that the source was partly previews of the highly rated movies.     

“Movie Previews on Video Rentals”

A study was done on movie previews on video rentals to examine the prevalence of violence and sexuality. This experiment was done to test the quality of the rating system. The result showed that the video game and movie ratings are too low and not strict enough. Because the system was too weak, children were being exposed to inappropriate material that should not be seen by children at that age. They organized the different categories which qualified a movie to be rated a certain way. The result showed that “sexuality was also prevalent though less frequent than violence and most likely to appear in PG-13 and R-rated previews.” When such movies were viewed, the resulting reaction was extreme increased aggression.

 

“Frightened Reactions to Mass Media”

This study was done on older teens, late teens or early twenties. 138 out of 153 people or 90% were frightened by media shown on television. This is very alarming because if it is frightening for adults then it would be extremely traumatizing for children. The same broadcast was available for the viewing of anyone. Later studies showed the possibility of these fears to media shown on television as a threat to mental health. Films showing in local theaters were also examined and all could fit into a category containing inappropriate material.

Work Cited

Thompson, KM. “Children’s Exposure to Violence”. Mar. 15 2013. Mar. 15 2013. <www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15520625‎>.

Oliver, MB. “Movie Previews on Video Rentals”. Mar. 15 2013. Mar. 15 2013. <www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1207/s15506878jobem4602_7>.

Harrison, K. “Frightened Reactions to Mass Media”. Mar. 15 2013. Mar. 15 2013. <www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1207/s1532785xmep0102_1>.

Anderson A, Craig. “Effects of Violent Movies and Trait Hostility on Hostile Feelings and Aggressive Thoughts”. Mar. 15 2013. Mar. 15 2013. <www.psychology.iastate.edu/faculty/caa/abstracts/1995-1999/97A.html‎>.