Teens And Agression

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Are young people today less aggressive and more tolerant than previous generations? It is arguable that this is not the case. Because of negative influences from the mass media, the material affluence of the modern day, and the system of the society that requires high competition, today’s young people are much more aggressive and less tolerant than before. Some people might say that today’s young people are more intelligent, polite and refined, since they have more chances to be educated with better technology and more information than previous generations. However, this only deals with a superficial side of the issue. There are many more facts hidden below the bright surface of the problem that make young people today worse (I think you might want to be a bit more specific in what you mean by “worse”. Do you mean worse as in manners? attitude? personality?) than before.

Today’s young people are exposed to lots of facts and objects which can influence them negatively and make them behave more violently. As the mass media, such as the television and the internet become readily accessible from the home, many teenagers are able to watch or see programs or website contents that they are not allowed to see. For example, one of the popular TV cartoon programs, ‘South Park’, includes lots of violence. In this cartoon, people are easily killed or hurt critically by others, but this cartoon converts all these cruel and aggressive incidents into a humorous scenario which are aimed to make people laugh. The real problem about this cartoon is the fact that young children can watch it whenever they want and in turn, this can affect the buildup of children’s characters. By watching this cartoon, kids may lose a sense of human dignity and the value of a human’s life. Also they may try to imitate violent and dangerous acts from the cartoon, because of their curiosity and because they are often too young to know better. It is u...