TEXTOS DE SELECTIVIDAD, NAVIDADES 2010
VIOLENCE AND ENTERTAINMENT Most people think that instinct disappeared out of the human lifestyle as civilization began. This, however, is not in accordance with our natural tendency to violence. Violence could be associated with instinct, so there is no reason in a “civilized world” for violence. In order to compensate for this lack of violence, people become involved in dangerous activities. They watch action films; they read adventure books, etc. But what are the effects of violence in entertainment? It is commonly thought that people watching violent films get excited and might want to perform violent acts in real life. The results of a test on two groups of children was that those who had played “Street Fighter” behaved more aggressively than the ones playing a peaceful video game. In this respect one could say that the influence is negative. But there is anot...