The effect of the exposure of the youth in the Gulf region to the content of violence portrayed in foreign movies broadcasted through satellite channels

Abstract

The modern technology in line with the fast -paced environment has caused the penetration of TV as an influential means of communication in almost all aspects of our lives. This crucial role played by TV has resulted in the creation of a complex effect system on the younger generations based on the contents broadcasted via the satellite channels. The dense exposure to action and crime genre movies broadcasted through Arab and foreign satellite channels gave rise to a huge set of implications on the youth of the Gulf general in particular. The field study aimed at determining the effect of the exposure of the youth of the Gulf region to the contents of violence portrayed in foreign movies via the satellites. This problem was approached through conducting a field study and applying a questionnaire based on the theory of cultural implantation. By researching the relationship between the exposure of the youth in the Gulf region to violent movie contents and the impact on their behaviors, it becomes evident that there is a strong effect due to the exposure to foreign movies on the youth in the Gulf region as a concrete result of the study. However, we conclude from the results that the Arab channels that reproduce or broadcast movie content are the most followed ones as a result of the way they reformat the content to suit the general public in terms of the availability of translation and the subjection of movies to the regulatory standards that are consistent with the society standards.