Violence on Television

Mutiara Pratama Putri.

1500026038.

Mid Term Task.

Techniques in Writing Paper.

Class A.

English Letters Department.

Faculty of Literature, Culture, and Communication

Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

Yogyakarta

Violence on Television

The most influential thing in branching out the value system and behavior of people is television. But, what bad thing is that television program is violent nowadays. It is as written by  American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.¹ While it is true that there is violence on television, each individual has his or her own idea about how much is too much. According to Doctor Gail Gross from Huffingpost.com, violence on television can impact young children and even adults in the way they think and act.² American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry states that there are others impacts of TV violence on children, like they don’t afraid with what violence is, thinking of violence as problems solving, and even try to do the violence which has been watched by them on television.³ Fortunately, we are all free to choose which TV program we want to watch. American Psychological Association on PSYCHOLOGY : Science in Action website explains  that some people can be influenced by it, but some people even want to enjoy in watching it.⁴ Laws are not necessary to help us decide.

It isn't difficult to find out which programs are on TV at any given time. Most newspapers publish a schedule of TV programs every day. Also, anyone who watches TV regularly knows which programs she likes and which she doesn't like. She knows what kinds of programs each different channel tends to have. Kyla Boyse, R.N on Michigan Medicine : University of Medicine website says that TV Parental Guidance rating system is used to shows which the good TV programs are.⁵ Because of this, it's easy for everyone to avoid violent programs if they want to.

Modern technology has given us a tool for controlling the TV programs we see. Most TVs can be programmed to block certain channels. Kyla Boyse, R.N on Michigan Medicine : University of Medicine website propose to install and use a V-chip which can block the unwanted TV shows.⁶ Thus, parents have a way to protect their children from seeing shows that are too violent. Adults can also use this technology to avoid seeing programs that they don't want to see.

The best thing about TV is that there is a variety of programs. There are news programs for serious people. There are films and cartoons for people who want to be entertained. Doctor Gail Gross from huffingtonpost.com explains that one good thing parents can do is by showing their children some part of TV which can inspire them like Discovery Channel, History Channel, Biography, and Nova.⁷ The variety of TV programs need to be protected, even if that means allowing some of them to show violence.

We each have our own ideas about what is too violent and what isn't. American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry notes that parents should observe what is being watched by their childrens and even can watch it together.⁸ It would be difficult to make laws about violence on TV that would satisfy everybody. It is better to let each individual make his or her own choice about what to watch. As proposed by American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, parents can also narrowing the television spending time of children.⁹ One of the ways to limit the television spending time which is pointed out by Kyla Boyse, R.N on Michigan Medicine : University of Medicine website is creating some detailed rules about the right and wrong time for children to watch TV. The wrong time example is when they are eating, doing homework, or when they are alone at home.¹⁰

Footnotes

       ¹“TV Violence and Children”, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, diakses dari http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-And-TV-Violence-013.aspx, pada tanggal 30 Oktober 2017 pukul 00:20.

       ²Gail Gross, “Violence on TV and How It Can Affect Your Children”, Huffington Post, diakses dari https://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-gail-gross/violence-on-tv-children_b_3734764.html, pada tanggal 30 Oktober 2017 pukul 00:40.

       ³“TV Violence and Children”, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, diakses dari http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-And-TV-Violence-013.aspx, pada tanggal 30 Oktober 2017 pukul 00:57.

       ⁴American Psychological Association, “Violence in Media”, PSYCHOLOGY : Science in Action, diakses dari http://www.apa.org/action/resources/research-in-action/protect.aspx pada tanggal 30 Oktober pada 01:42.

      ⁵Kyla Boyse, R.N, “A Guide to Managing Television: Tips for Your Family”, Michigan Medicine : University of Medicine, diakses dari http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/managetv.htm, pada tanggal 30 Oktober 2017 pukul 01:56.

       ⁶Kyla Boyse, R.N, “A Guide to Managing Television: Tips for Your Family”, Michigan Medicine : University of Medicine, diakses dari http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/managetv.htm, pada tanggal 30 Oktober 2017 pukul 03:26.

       ⁷Gail Gross, “Violence on TV and How It Can Affect Your Children”, Huffington Post, diakses dari https://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-gail-gross/violence-on-tv-children_b_3734764.html, pada tanggal 30 Oktober 2017 pukul 03:36.

       ⁸“TV Violence and Children”, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, diakses dari http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-And-TV-Violence-013.aspx, pada tanggal 30 Oktober 2017 pukul 03:44.

       ⁹“TV Violence and Children”, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, diakses dari http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-And-TV-Violence-013.aspx, pada tanggal 30 Oktober 2017 pukul 07:25.

       ¹⁰Kyla Boyse, R.N, “A Guide to Managing Television: Tips for Your Family”, Michigan Medicine : University of Medicine, diakses dari http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/managetv.htm, pada tanggal 30 Oktober 2017 pukul 07:59.