Information Literacy Activity 6

Okay, first the cell phone case, I think the author did a very nice job of synthesizing the articles about cell phone.  I did not agree with this person that she would just limit phone use all together.  I think that if their was a huge health concern, we would know all about it.  I think that is a little over reactive, but I am generally more easy going.  We all have to die somehow.  Maybe it will be from to much cell phone use (ha ha).

My Scenerio:  Is their a correlation between viewing violent media and violent behavior in children.

Like the cell phone case, my case had much contradictory information.  Their has been so many studies on this topic.  Most of the articles I have come across agree that their is a correlation, and violent TV viewing is not recommended for children.  However, most admit their are other factors as well, as to why a child might be aggressive.  I have learned a lot from researching these articles.  But I must say my ultimate educated decision is based on the research and some logic.  

Ultimately I think I would mention to my sibling the research I found on violence on TV.  I would not approach her by saying your kids are so violent because they watch to much violent TV.  I would simply point out that for a class I have been researching the effect of violence on TV has. I would let her know up front that I did find contradictory information. I would explain that most of the findings indicate that violent media viewing can effect children in the areas of aggression, desensitization, and fear.  Although I fully agree that you can not blame all violence on the media, I think we should recognize that it is their.  Logically, if you think about it, what good comes from children watching violent TV, or playing violent video games.  I think parents have the responsibility to censure what they watch, and educate children on how to make good viewing choices.  I might give my sister a library card, and tell her to read more books, rather then watching TV.