tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343773643758367735.post5336217986709642018..comments2023-10-29T11:15:37.625-04:00Comments on sleeping alone and starting out early: "...and I think the social morays are going to going to start to move..."Jenna McWilliamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07767988531102621970noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343773643758367735.post-66493284945461636422009-07-05T19:09:27.390-04:002009-07-05T19:09:27.390-04:00Good blog Jenna, I was getting tired of the moral ...Good blog Jenna, I was getting tired of the moral panic that seemed to come across with my google alerts, i must have had 50 all citing the same research by Sherry Turkle, seems the more times it gets said, the more real a fiction becomes.ailsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247094621951852148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343773643758367735.post-24282334593429633952009-07-05T10:20:58.268-04:002009-07-05T10:20:58.268-04:00doh! haha, yes, i most certainly do.doh! haha, yes, i most certainly do.Jenna McWilliamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767988531102621970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343773643758367735.post-4229490676714452372009-07-05T10:15:43.385-04:002009-07-05T10:15:43.385-04:00APA guidelines? Aren't those the formatting gu...APA guidelines? Aren't those the formatting guidelines for citing sources?<br /><br />Do you mean the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)?ZedWordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09350866895880672235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343773643758367735.post-77755710865915504262009-07-04T10:25:05.031-04:002009-07-04T10:25:05.031-04:00damn. i just wrote a lot! i should just write my o...damn. i just wrote a lot! i should just write my own blog that is always a response to your blog!!!Clement Chauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680997553003661156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343773643758367735.post-83948206595086791532009-07-04T10:24:22.322-04:002009-07-04T10:24:22.322-04:00Great analysis. I think you point to precisely wha...Great analysis. I think you point to precisely what most social sciences are about...finding out what we think is "the truth" until the truth changes; then we change our minds. This is why social science is a "soft science". To me, that's good science (though I am of course biased). I am someone who believes that the world, including its structure and laws, is changing constantly, so I am comfortable in thinking that what are "appropriate" behaviors at one point in time must give space for new "appropriate" behaviors at another point in time.<br /><br />Given that, the challenge is thinking about what we do at a given point in time. As an applied scientist, I am always challenged to make decisions about what we should do and how to apply particular theoretical perspectives and research evidence in a variety of situations. When it comes to child development, often these decisions are made knowing that they do not apply 100%. No one really likes the answer, "well, we really don't know what's good or bad." But then again, we can never make decisions that are 100% certain, especially if one takes a perspective that the world is always changing, and that previous research conclusions no longer apply perfectly because new contexts and situations arise, and the world children live in today are not the same as, let say, 3 years ago. <br /><br />If research just isn't enough (either because of a lack of evidence or a lack of applicability), then me must supplement existing research with something else. And thus, we partly base our decisions on our values and and partly on what we see as immediate implications of people's behaviors. What our values are based on is another topic to discuss. Because we simply don't know what type of relationships and bebaviors will develop in the future, and we really don't know the long term implications of interacting with new media like texting, we must based our recommendation on 1) theoretical perspectives in the literature, 2) research data that are at least partially applicable, 3) our own behaviors and values, and 4) any immediate implications of new bahaviors and social phenonmena......knowing very well that what we say today will not be valid tomorrow. <br /><br />Certainly, empiricism is only one form of decision-making (though priviledged in the sciences). Empiricism is fundamentally conservative. And of course, one can decide to make decisions not based on what we know "from before" but what we think will happen in the future. I think that's called a Futurist.<br /><br />Who knows, maybe there will be a Texting Brain Implant in the future that doesn't require our attention, our thumbs, or our time. Then all these discussions about texting would be moot....Clement Chauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680997553003661156noreply@blogger.com