In, Don’t Buy Your Kids GTA For Christmas Brad J. Bushman argues that violent videos can lead to aggression or violence itself in young adolescence. Dr. Brad J. Bushman is a Professor of Communication and Psychology in Ohio State University. Using both his own credibility and several experiment he has done, he proves his points. The timeliness of this article is very prevalent in this situation. He wrote the article in December of 2013, in which a lot of events occurred that spurred this very controversial topic. The release of Grand Theft Auto Five and several school shootings both have brought up this topic in the media. (Grand Theft Auto being a very notorious for it’s violence and the attention its attracts from the youth.)
In, Don’t Buy Your Kids GTA For Christmas Brad J. Bushman argues that violent videos can lead to aggression or violence itself in young adolescence. Dr. Brad J. Bushman is a Professor of Communication and Psychology in Ohio State University. Using both his own credibility and several experiment he has done, he proves his points. Dr Bushman proves his theories and explains his results such as, “So teens eat more and cheat more when they’re under the influence of violent video games.” (Bushman). Nevertheless he believes it is up to the parents, it being their responsibility, to decide whether their child is ready. In his opinion, it’s “every parent’s nightmare” to have their child ask them for this game.(The timeliness of this article is very prevalent in this situation. He wrote the article in December of 2013, in which a lot of events occurred that spurred this very controversial topic. The release of Grand Theft Auto Five and several school shootings both have brought up this topic in the media. (Grand Theft Auto being a very notorious for it’s violence and the attention its attracts from the youth.)
Bushman, Brad. “Don’t Buy Your Kids GTA For Christmas ” Huffington Post. 13 December 2013. Web. 6 November 2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brad-j-bushman/dont-buy-your-kid-grand-theft-auto-v-for-christmas_b_4440477.html
