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Do films, television, and other forms of media influence homicidal acts by youth? sally kohn: most obvious reason is because these children are the product of their environment. She says in the movie "the Bad Seed" children aren't just a product of their upbringing, but could be affected by their genetic makeup. Kohn says we need to do more research on this topic.
Do films, television, and other forms of media influence homicidal acts by youth? sally kohn: most obvious reason is because these children are the product of their environment. She says in the movie "the Bad Seed" children aren't just a product of their upbringing, but could be affected by their genetic makeup. Kohn says we need to do more research on this topic.
Do films, television, and other forms of media influence homicidal acts by youth? sally kohn: most obvious reason is because these children are the product of their environment. She says in the movie "the Bad Seed" children aren't just a product of their upbringing, but could be affected by their genetic makeup. Kohn says we need to do more research on this topic.
Do films, television, and other forms of media that portray
violence, death, or murder influence homicidal acts by youth? This topic of discussion is quite controversial and even though there have been numerous amounts of research, it is still something very unknown. It seems as though the most obvious reason for violent homicidal youth is because these children are the product of their own environment by which they live. In the movie The Bad Seed, Christines father wrote a book and did a lot of research on homicidal people. He found that the only reason why people act out in a violent and homicidal way is because they grew up in a bad environment where they saw horrible things at a young age and developed into horrible people who perform horrible acts. Indeed I agree with Christines father that the main reason that these violent people lash out in such horrific ways is because they grew up in poverty, were abused, witnessed violence in the family and in their surrounding, participated in substance abuse, or had parents, family members, or close friends who also were violent and homicidal. Children are easily influenced and develop in a certain way based on their upbringing. So
this is definitely one reason why children might act in a homicidal
manner. However, this film The Bad Seed shows that children arent only a product of their environment, but could also be affect by their genetic makeup as well. In the movie Christine feels as though she is adopted and after remembering her birthmothers name, Bessie Dinker, she beings to make the connection as to why her daughter Rhoda is a murderer. Christines father wrote a book on his investigation of the murders committed by his adopted daughters birthmother, Bessie Dinker. Since the Dinker family was a horrid family who committed horrid crimes, the violent homicidal genes must have been passed down through Christine and into Rhoda. Rhoda was definitely not a product of her environment because she lived in a beautiful home, went to a lovely school, and had a caring family. So it must have been genetic. Rhoda was a heinous killer who killed her first maid, her classmate Claude, the farmhand Leroy, and would probably continue to kill (just like her grandmother Bessie). In past times, it seemed as though homicidal people and homicidal youth specifically exhibited that behavior due to their environment they grew up in or their genetic makeup/imbalance in their brain. However, in todays world, another aspect could play a role in and be a factor for homicidal youth. This aspect is the media, television, and movies that display violence. Do watching movies such
as The Bad Seed play a part in youth development into becoming
violent? In my personal opinion, I think these horror movies do play a part in some youth development and dont play a part in others. Let me explain. I think children who are normal (normal in the sense that they have no genetic background of violence and grow up in a nice loving family and are involved in a good environment) are less susceptible to being effected by violent films, television, and other forms of media. Witnessing these forms of violence in the media will take away youths innocence but I dont think it will turn them into coldblooded homicidal people. That being said, witnessing violent media could very well turn youth into homicidal people if they are already at risk of violent behavior based on their genetic makeup, psychological disorders, or exposure to violence. I found this really great article that talks about the impact of media violence of children and it also talks about how children who are already at risk for violent behavior are more influenced by violent media than children who are not at risk. If you would like to learn more, this article can be found at: https://www.aacap.org/aacap/Medical_Students_and_Residents/Mentors hip_Matters/DevelopMentor/The_Impact_of_Media_Violence_on_Childre n_and_Adolescents_Opportunities_for_Clinical_Interventions.aspx All in all, there are many factors that can contribute to violent and homicidal youth. But from my point of view, watching violent films and other forms of media are not a very prominent factor resulting in
this type of children. Instead, I think either a psychopathic disorder or a
violent and unhealthy upbringing is the primary reason why the majority of violent youth are violent.