TO WATCH OR NOT TO WATCH - Four Views

TO WATCH OR NOT TO WATCH

Ways in which Christians have responded to the question about what is appropriate/inappropriate in entertainment & movie-watching.

Opener: (Circle answers that most frequently apply.)

How do you decide what films/movies/shows to watch or not watch?

a. Recommendations from friends.

b. See it advertised on social media.

c. Read about it in movie reviews.

d. I ask my parents (or my parents decide).

e. Whatever is newest in the Theater.

f. Other: _________________________________.

Today, we might call it:

“To Stream or Not to Stream”

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301730/us-time-spent-children-video-apps/#:~:text=In%202022%2C%20children%20and%20teens,popular%20streaming%20platform%20via%20mobile.

Would you and your friends be similar?

How much do you think you spend??

Woul

Personality Traits, Parental Restrictions Key Factors in Teens’ Use

Further analysis of the findings shows that the personality traits and parenting experiences of adolescents are associated with their level of social media use.

Adolescents were asked measures of what psychologists call the “Big 5 personality traits.” One of the scales that is particularly relevant, conscientiousness, pertains to self-control and self-regulation. The least conscientious adolescents -- those scoring in the bottom quartile on the four items in the survey -- spend an average of 1.2 hours more on social media per day than those who are highly conscientious (in the top quartile of the scale). Of the remaining Big 5 personality traits, emotional stability, openness to experience, agreeableness and extroversion are all negatively correlated with social media use, but the associations are weaker compared with conscientiousness.

Likewise, on average, adolescents report 1.8 hours less time on social media apps if their parents strongly agree that they restrict screen time, compared with parents who strongly disagree.

Average reading time in the U.S. 2018-2022, by age group

https://www.statista.com/statistics/412454/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-age/#:~:text=Average%20reading%20time%20in%20the%20U.S.%202018%2D2022%2C%20by%20age%20group&text=According%20to%20the%20study%2C%20adults,minutes%20per%20day%20on%20average.

Sep 25, 2023Published by Amy Watson The average daily time spent reading by individuals in the United States in 2022 amounted to 0.26 hours, or 15.6 minutes. According to the study, adults over the age of 75 were the most avid readers, spending over 40 minutes reading each day. Meanwhile, those aged between 15 and 19 years read for less than 15 minutes per day on average.

The POWER of visual media and images! (Lesson 25 - pp.273-74)

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two reviews of same movie