The negative messages kids receive via the media have a damaging affect on their psyche and can create serious societal problems. In truth "[t]he violence to which American children are exposed in the name of entertainment is affecting their values and behavior, according to a recent statement from four of the nation's top medical associationsÖ(Davis). What are the examples of this fact? We have witnessed a plethora of shootings by high school students …showed first 75 words of 190 total…

…showed last 75 words of 190 total…media has given him the message that the way to resolve a conflict is through aggression. In fact "Öthe link between violent media and violent behavior is stronger than that between ingesting lead and having a lower IQ, than that between passive smoking and lung cancer, than that between failing to use condoms and getting HIV (Davis). What a powerful analogy! This comparison clearly illustrates that violent media can lead to an epidemic health problem.