Curious Researcher #6

The next step in the process is to act like we have a reader, Dave, who is interested in our topic but has a few questions pertaining to our information. 

Dave                                                                            Katelyn           

What’s the big deal about this anyway?                      In our culture today, media surrounds everyone and us, from adults to children are consumed by it. Through taking a closer look at the influence that it can have, we can see whether or not this trend is good or bad for our society or ways that we can try to incorporate less of it in our lives to make for healthy learning.

What age group does it affect the most                       The media mostly affects children and teens in

and why?                                                                    both negative and positive ways because they are still of a young age therefore they are easily influenced.

What types of media are we talking                           Most media has influence on kids and teens but

about here?                                                                television, movies, and video games are very common to have negative influence.

What are some examples of media’s                          A lot of negative influence in our media today

negative influence?                                                     includes moral messages. Most movies these days include inappropriate themes that it has become a part of society and most movies. Violence is another issue that is often brought up as a result to being exposed to a lot of violence in the media. Also bad self-image is a common one, because most girls see actresses that are beautiful and skinny and they feel that that is how they are supposed to be, so they take extreme measures to get there.

Okay, this is all very interesting. But                          The point that I am trying to make here is that the

 based on everything you’ve learned so                      media has a lot of influence in the behavior of the

far, what's your point?                                                young people in today’s culture, and if it is not monitored, negative actions can come out of it. The idea is to not consume ourselves in media because it can have a negative influence on us, but rather monitor the things we do with it so we are still living a healthy and morally just life.