Library Log

Matt Andrus

Library Logs

Wednesday: 2:00-4:30 pm

I went to the library and used their computers there where I searched through a number of journals using EBSO Host.  The topic I had chosen was sex in the media and its effects on a younger generation.  I tried to find books or magazines within the library that discussed my topic, but it yielded no results, I know there had to be something in there though.  I found a few journals, one written by a Malaysian team from the staff of the social sciences and humanities department out of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, it focused on the availability of media and its sexually charged nature being projected on younger generations.  Studies from this team showed that sex among adolescents were higher in those with access to media devices and had viewed pornographic images. 

            I found a few more journals that were somewhat related to my topic but not really, I searched the web for articles or online magazines and found a plentiful supply that bashed sex in the media and how it was harming our young people.  It proved to be very difficult to make an argument out of this though seeing that there were few people who thought that sex in the media was good for young children.  The only thing I really found was an article by Michael Rich, who is a MD, MPH, and the director at the Center on Media and Child Health at the Children’s Hospital in Britain.  He makes the claim that sex among adolescents isn’t completely the media’s fault but it also stems from peer pressure and what is considered normal in public schools today.

Friday: 1:00-2:15 pm

I decided I would change my topic due to it being difficult to find counter arguments for my topic so I changed it because even whilst researching this topic I found common themes. I decided to write my paper on the differing opinions on marital and premarital sex.