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Media Violence On Children By Abel Mwem Article Analysis

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“Effects of Media Violence on Children” is an article written by Abel Mwema. Mwema argues that media or video games with negative content solicit kids to mimic those bad behaviors. She states that everyday kids are becoming more exposed to material that would induce them to violent acts. Many studies are mentioned to support her claim on this matter. One of them would be the analysis from the psychologist Brad Bushman, as he states, “Studies show that virtual fighting is just likely to make a kid act aggressively as is drug abuse, a troubled home life, or poverty” (34). Mwema also includes the opinions of kids who have actually played violent video games. Majority of them say that video games have not influenced violent behavior. Although the
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