POVEZANOST CRTANIH FILMOVA I AGRESIVNOG PONAŠANJA DJECE
LINK BETWEEN CARTOONS AND AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN

Summary/Abstract: There are plenty of benefits to information technology and media. Media is known for its informational, educational, entertaining, and other qualities. The modern age is recognized by the widespread availability of media. Children tend to spend a large part of their free time in front of the monitor, learning, playing games, and watching cartoons. It is a know n fact that violent content can be present in cartoons. Cartoon heroes get into mutual fights, use weapons, exert verbal conflict, etc. Children in the real world imitate that type of behavior and identify with their favorite cartoon characters. There is a need to ask the question: how much are children able to differentiate reality from fiction, and how do they interpret the behavior of cartoon characters? Besides, everyday exposure to violent content raises a tolerance for violence in children. From a wider point of view, media and cartoon exposure influence a child's entire growth. The aim of this paper is to point out the link between cartoons and aggressive behavior in children, as well as the influence they have on children's behavior as such.

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