Effects of The Media

Does Watching Violence Produce Violence?

Arguably, yes watching violence does produce violence but to a certain extent. Personally, i believe that it can, whether the comsumer is aware of it or not. On one hand, the consumer may see violence in film, and intending to or not may copy the 'moves' that they have seen. On the other hand, the media content may act as a catharsis for the comsumer therefore not reinacting the content. Also, over time violence has been desensitilized over time, being a result of violence not affecting the consumer as much.
one example for watching violence, causing violence is:

• The murder of Jamie Bulger.Two teenagers, after watching a violent film 'Child's Play' copied scenes from this film. They kidnapped a young boy - Jamie Bulger, and reinacted the voilence from the film on the child. After hitting, kicking and puching the young boy, they eventually killed him, before they put him on train tracks as if to make out that the muder was accidental. They were caught and convicted.
• Drabman & Thomas's study - they studied a group of 9-12 year olds where they were led to belive that they were monitoring two children younger than them. They found that children who were subjected to more violent TV then they were slower to summon adults help when an argument/fighting broke out between the two children.

Do Images of Skinny Models Have An Impact?

Personally i do believe that images if skinny models do have an impact, as girls/women see that this is how women should look, as it may be the main look that the media show. Having these images posted in the media, girls/women are forced to look at them - leading them to think this is what they have to conform to, making them believe that they aspire to be like them.

Over time, images of skinny models have caused moral panic as numbers of anorexic young girls have increased, saying that the cause of this is beecuase of females portrayals in the media.

• The size '0' ban - skinny model are not a good role model for women in general. Models who are a size zero, are not allowed to participate in runway shows.
• Daily Mail suggested that 'super-skinny models drive 7 year olds into anorexia', girls as young as 7 year olds, are being treated with eating disorders. Dr Jon Goldin said 'the images we see in the magazines, on catwalks and in the media are having an impact', 'our patients talk about it. You see them looking at magazines and talking about what they see and the problems are starting at a younger and younger age.