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Will War of The Worlds damage our children?
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Will War of The Worlds damage our children? Part 1 The article entitled "Will War of The Worlds damage our children?" was selected from the Daily Mail on the 30th June 2005. The article is based on a film titled "War Of The Worlds" written by H.G Wells. Its content is of Martians invading Earth, signifying the end of human life and civilisation. Numerous psychological assumptions can be extracted from the source. The first assumption states that "violence could make youngsters more aggressive". This relates to Bandura's Social Learning Theory, which tells us behaviour is learned through observation. imitation and reinforcement. Our personalities are not innate but are learned through our life experiences and modelled on significant others in our lives. The second assumption is "parents should encourage their children to see the film as "entertainment and fantasy" so they were less likely to be affected. This relates to Gunter and McAleer's (1997) theory on how we percieve violence....
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