Explaining My Project

Choosing a Topic

The topic I've decided on is: is there a relationship between media and violence among adolescents? There have been recent studies that suggest that violence portrayed in the news, as well as social media, has had an impact on the youth in the United States and around the world. Kids who see violence glorified in news articles and posts on the internet have been conditioned into thinking these violent asks are socially acceptable, or even encouraged in today's society. The article I will be working with is The Contagious Spread of Violence Among U.S. Adolescents Through Social Networks from the American Journal of Public Health.


Bond, R. M., & Bushman, B. J. (2017). The Contagious Spread of Violence Among US Adolescents Through Social Networks. American Journal of Public Health, 107(2), 288-294.