Throughout Rebecca Clays article, “Unraveling new media's effects on children” (2003), she discusses how the effects of media have changed overtime. She talks about the influencing effect on children’s cognitive, emotional and social development; and the Billions of dollars being spent on television advertising; which directly influences children’s perceptions, choices, and behaviors (Clay, 2003). Clay’s superficial points about media, and its effect on children, continue as she talks about studies of the use of digital media, the money being thrown at them, and the results of children’s interaction through Avatars and virtual classroom (Clay, 2003).
While her article does discuss the negative effects of Television Media, a closer examination …show more content…
Although dated, but still relevant, previous studies proved this to to be grossly underestimated (Maccoby, 1954). According to Ray & Jat (2010) “as children spend more total time watching TV, they spend a significantly shorter amount of time with friends as compared to those who don’t” (p.562). This concludes the more time children spend watching TV, the less time they have to develop social skills and have time with their families. This contributes to the lack of socialization skills children need to be successful in their everyday lives. The substitution of television directly correlates with their inability to build interpersonal skills which can also cause poor peer relationships that can increase the risk for anxiety disorder, and antisocial behavior, including aggression and gang involvement (Ray & Jat, 2010). However, when children watch television amongst their friends, there is an opportunity for socialization and interpersonal skills to be developed. Although, the amount of television children watch is very important, it is the content that will most likely influence what they learn; and with Billions spent on advertising most of what they watch are ads and
While her article does discuss the negative effects of Television Media, a closer examination …show more content…
Although dated, but still relevant, previous studies proved this to to be grossly underestimated (Maccoby, 1954). According to Ray & Jat (2010) “as children spend more total time watching TV, they spend a significantly shorter amount of time with friends as compared to those who don’t” (p.562). This concludes the more time children spend watching TV, the less time they have to develop social skills and have time with their families. This contributes to the lack of socialization skills children need to be successful in their everyday lives. The substitution of television directly correlates with their inability to build interpersonal skills which can also cause poor peer relationships that can increase the risk for anxiety disorder, and antisocial behavior, including aggression and gang involvement (Ray & Jat, 2010). However, when children watch television amongst their friends, there is an opportunity for socialization and interpersonal skills to be developed. Although, the amount of television children watch is very important, it is the content that will most likely influence what they learn; and with Billions spent on advertising most of what they watch are ads and