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Young adults, aged 16-20, are becoming Increasingly desensitized to violence in films - investigate.
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Young adults, aged 16-20, are becoming Increasingly desensitized to violence in films HYPOTHESIS I have chosen to investigate this hypothesis because of the growing number of violent films being produced by the film industry. Also the violence contained in these films is becoming increasingly graphic and sociological research suggests this rapid increase in these films has lead to more violent actions committed by 16-20 year olds, as it is this age range that watch these films the most. One of the reasons suggested for this is that they are becoming desensitized to the violent scenes, potentially making them more able to commit/witness violent acts more easily e.g. Nathan Martinez. Word count : 109 CONTEXT AND CONCEPTS My first context is the Newson Report (1995). This investigated the link between children's actions and video violence. It was stimulated by the murder of the child James Bulger by other children. The main findings of the report where: ? That...
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