The conflict I choose to analyze is the argument regarding whether playing aggressive video games leads to violent behavior in youth and teens. For the last several decades there have been claims that violent video games have promoted an increase in violence in young people and teenagers. There has been an increase in violent school shootings over this time and many people feel it is an effect of the games. Every time there is a school shooting or violent act or terrorism, the media and experts begin to argue or debate the reasons for the violence There are many theories and there have been many studies and opinions on what the reasons for the increase in these events might be. One common topic that seems to be discussed is whether or not exposure …show more content…
One of the first really aggressive games was the release of Grand Theft Auto in November 2007.
There is a lot of active shooting, which many feel is related to the increase in the real life shooting events. Many people feel that repeated exposure makes kids more likely to think that this is the way society is, and it is acceptable. People argue they become immune to the effects of the violence.
Society and media concludes, especially after mass shooting events such as Sandy Hook
School shooting, that violent video games can be a cause for gun violence. This debate has been going on for as long as there have been video games. Video games have been around for decades, but have become more popular in recent years with the ability to play online, as well as the more sophisticated technology and graphics available.
Over the last several decades video games have reached a large population of our youth.
Over 90% of kids are playing video games. (Adachi) ) Sales are over $20 billion in this industry.
(Adachi) As the games have grown in popularity, so has the conflict of whether playing them leads to violence. The academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association