JOURNAL ENTRY: CASE STUDY 3.2: THE RESTRICTED VIEWING FAMILY This case study is about a small boy who’s parents have decided to have a "restricted viewing family." When the boy goes over to playmates houses he sees television shows that are not allowed in his house. The boy feels guilty because he knows he is doing something his parents do not want him doing. Obviously the suppression of television viewing is developing some negative traits in this situation. Not only has he learned to lie very well, but when a person walks around feeling guilty all the time it can lead to depression. I think that if the parents do not want those television show played in their house, that is fine. But since they can’t always control/monitor his activities outside the house than they might as well let him know that he doesn’t have to hide it if he does watch television somewhere else that at home. Then they can talk to him about what he is watching and what they think is wrong with it. This way maybe the next time he sees the program he can see what his parents are talking about. Or maybe the child may find an interesting show that his parents just don’t know about. JOURNAL ENTRY: ELIZABETH KOLBERT: "Study Reports TV Is Considerably More Violent Despite Outcry" This article discussed a report that said that violence has basically increased in all other time periods of television except during prime time (8-11pm). But the networks say that the report is not fair because they draw most of their viewers during prime time. Well, the people who are hurt the most by television violence are younger children, and they are usually in bed by prime time (8-11pm). Not only that, parents are more likely to be home by prime time than earlier on in the day. This means the amount of unattended children is much lower. Basically what I am getting at is during the times when children are more likely to watch television, because they are more likely to be awake and/or unattended, is the time when television is more violent. It just doesn’t make sense.
Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 9.