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Tuesday, August 09, 2005In fact, real-world violence statistics don't signal a link between videogames and violence. During the period of 1994 to 2001, a time when videogame use surged, the rate of juvenile arrests for violent crimes fell 44% to the lowest level since 1983, according to an article on media literacy and children in the July issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. Presumably, they're inside playing video games instead of outside causing trouble on the streets. Then there's this: Research shows that videogames have become an important component of kids' play and socialization. One study of Japanese kindergartners found that children who played videogames together developed better social skills. As a mother of videogame-playing children, that relieves my guilt somewhat, although, you'd have to look at the study to know if the conclusion is valid. But, it's true that computers and games are now a part of young people's socialization. I know a teenager whose idea of spending quality time with her boyfriend is sitting side by side with their individual laptops tuned into the same internet game. But, you have to wonder, has the poetry gone out of modern young love? posted by Sydney on 8/09/2005 09:42:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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