Recently there has been a dramatic rise in violence among America’s teenagers. The easy explanation is that adolescents are scripting their behavior after popular music, television programs and movies that depict graphic violence, and explicit scenes of gore. Numerous years of social science research has studied the relationship between exposure to media violence and adolescent violence (Sege, 1998, p. 129). Although the size of the effect is still in question, the correlation between the two is …showed first 75 words of 1642 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1642 total…p.7) cautions these critics not to lose sight of the violent reality that many kids may be monsters already, and simply seek out musical fare that spurs their violent and aggressive inclinations. Dr. Bristow, commenting on the status of violence in America today, concluded that, “Like any disease, violence must be stopped at the source. Solutions will come from each of us working together to stop the violence and begin a cure” (AMA Release, p.7).