...Discuss how far sociologists would agree that the mass media is a more powerful agent of socialization than the education system. Mass media is a more powerful agent of socialization than the education system because it is the medium by which a certain element of reality is constructed (reality as in understanding of the society by members of society) and that it can influence culture and transmit culture to the population. Since culture is the integral part to human existence, it is the core that combines religion, politics, ideology, philosophy, history, tradition, and trends all in one, which all influence human behaviour and influence self-perception and identity. The cultural values that are transmitted by the media thereby shape the thinking patterns, values, interests and sense of identity to individuals, which causes individuals to take in the information and assimilate it - hence being an agent of socialization. Because everyone is exposed to the media since they are children to adults, they are under its influence. The functionalist point of view, you can say that the media dictates to the populace the values and the type of thinking that is required in order to conform with the rest of society in order to be an "upstanding member of society". For instance, people are socialized to take in worldviews, political opinions, and values that enable them to assimilate the prevailing ideology set by the economic and political system: capitalism. The idea of what constitutes...
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...Media hold a privileged place in American society. They are central to the operation of our democracy and have great influence over the way we live our lives. The news that is chosen and the way it is depicted control how we perceive and learn about each other, both within our country and among the rest of the world. Unfortunately, it is impossible to deny that bias exists in the media and drastically alters public perception of current events. However, the presence of bias both in media and among the public is often unintentional. While bias may always exist to some extent, these biases are not detrimental to the well-being of our society if a free “Marketplace of Ideas” is supported and encouraged. Though my roommate is correct in saying that journalists may exhibit bias in their writing, bias often exists unintentionally, even when means are taken to prevent it. Media scholars have deemed this the “Theory of Unintended News Distortion”. As Herbert Gans describes in Deciding What’s News, “As long as their intent is to exclude conscious personal values, then opinions become ‘subjective reactions’ which follow from objectively...
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...Popular American Culture Diane Rembert Soc/105 July 03, 2012 April Miller Popular American Culture Culture is the complete array of erudite human behavior patterns. The word culture was first used by an English Anthropologist Edward B. Tylor in his book, Primitive Culture, published in 1871. Culture is an influential human means for survival, but it is a delicate trend. It is frequently shifting and easily lost because it exists only in one’s mind (O’Neil, 2006). America is a culture whom dictated by the many subcultures, which are known as the American citizens. Characterized by mass media such as; television, music, and magazines, pop culture sets a distinctive standard between beauty and acceptance.” Popular culture encompasses the most instantaneous and most fashionable elements in our lives which are often subject to rapid changes in a high tech world in which people are brought closer by the media” (Petracca & Madeleine, 2007, p. 2). Thus shaping the lifestyle of each American, giving new meaning to what Americans value and believe to be superficial, official, and artificial. Popular Culture and Major Trends Pop culture observes the trends, people and events that people form in their everyday American lives. In today’s society when one think of the word trend, subsequently defined as everything that happens in the general direction in which people or things tend to move towards (American popular culture,...
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...University of Phoenix Material Monica Davis Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: Questions | Answers | What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century? | The earliest forms of media can be tracked back to live stage dramas, books, and newspapers. The term “mass media” made its first impact in the 1920’s when radio, video, and television changed the market. These choices became very popular with a generation that no longer wanted to read in order to receive information and entertainment. Since then mass media has continued to improve the way in which the world receives and distributes entertainment and information. With the invention of new technology in the 20th century the cost of production dropped and increased the amount of films, books, and newspapers that could be produced for larger audiences. While the cost of production dropped that also meant that the profits increased. The world wide web created a forum for spreading new and entertainment even faster. With the concern for saving trees and reducing the amount of carbon in the air digital newspapers and magazines also became a big success for mass media and global news. Today events that take place half way around the world are in local newspapers or on broadcasting stations within minutes of their occurrence. The 20th century gift to mass media is speed and advertisement. Businesses can introduce themselves and...
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...Influence of Entertainment Media Paper Eric Wright, better known as AKA Easy E, was one of the N.W.A (niggers with attitude) members in hip hop "gangster rap", and was the co-founder of Ruthless Records. The first to represent thug life as gangsters do it, and telling of his life story of growing up in the streets of Los Angeles California. Hip Hop Music Turns Gangster Rap And Brings Violence. During mid 1980s into the early 1990s the music industry had a serious change in the culture of music. That not only had the type of music change, but rapping about the degrading of women, racially and sexually into the violence of war between gangster’s thugs and the LA PD. The Americans at the time when easy E started his performance as a rap artist, did not realize there was already a war in the streets of Los Angeles. His music was stereotyped as the cause of many killings when committed due to a drive by shootings. It was automatic assumingly made by local gangsters. Because of this new gangster rap music. N.W.A Ruthless Records Co-Founded By A LA Gangster Made A Change In The Music Industry. Eric Lynn Wright, AKA easy E was and still is "the godfather of gangster rap". Easy was a solo performer in the music industry. Music artists like easy e, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop doggy Dogg, had changed the update of music in the American culture. Rappers of the streets of L.A, gang banging with lyrics of street life style as thugs, surrounding in violence, police brutality and...
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...Military services (APA format) December 3, 2015 THE VISUAL INVEIGLEMENT OF TELEVISION 2 Abstract With the rapid decline of cultures moral conduct regarding thought, behavior, and along with physiological changes it leaves the looming question of why or who is responsible. Many would like to place blame on the content of television media. Clearly it provokes an interest to look at the affects that TV and media are playing. After all, the culture does seem to be headed towards a moral bankruptcy and an increasing obesity rate compared to fifty years ago. Such research conducted by Aric Sigman PH.D. in his book, Remotely Controlled, discusses these realities and brings to light the hidden truths of televisions and the effects it is taken on the moral downslide. THE VISUAL INVEIGLEMENT OF TELEVISION 3 The Visual Inveiglement of Television Television media is impacting the populace 24/7 in today’s world; there is no escaping its influence upon society and culture. There is a surging wave of change that is being created by this, and few seem to acknowledge or understand the perennial percussion of it. Douglas S. Winnail, from Tomorrow’s world (2003), makes reference to television having an insidious side with prodigious conductivity to leverage culture, making it the apex of an “effective propaganda vehicle” accessible today (para. 5)...
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...South African man named Cecil Rhodes created De Beers. Rhodes rented water pumps to miners then invested his profits by buying up small mining operations. In 2011 the De Beers Group sold their remaining stake to Anglo American for $5.1 billion in cash. (DeMarco, 2011). Before the sale the diamond company was owned by the Oppenheimer family. Now Anglo American own 85 percent of De Beers making them the primary stockholder while the Republic of Botswana owns the remaining 15 percent of the company. Mining diamonds involves a lot of factors that can effect a company’s external environment. In order for De Beers to operate it has to account for things such as: local and foreign governments, globalization and trade, the ethics of business and labor, the effect on the environment, the perception of society, and the importance of new technology. In the case of the De Beers Diamond Company the two most important factors to the organization’s external environment are globalization and trade, and the perception of society. Salient Stakeholders When producing a product as fragile such as diamonds, a company needs many factors to come in place. In actuality a diamond is just a shiny rock found in the earth. A lot of people play a major role in insuring the value of the diamond. Three groups that have important stakes in De Beer Diamond Company are the stockholders, governments, and customers. One of the key stakeholders for the De Beers Company was the stockholders. In most...
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...novel to have the elements of a radio play and made it to sound like real news broadcast. The group aired the show in time with their rival radio broadcast “Chase and Sanbourn Hour” in an attempt to increase their listenership status. Before they even started the radio play, an announcer informed the listeners that they will feature the imaginative novel. However, regardless of the radio show’s disclosure, the play stimulated various responses. During and even after the airing of the program, millions of individuals were greatly affected. Some began to pray, cry and escape from their towns because of the realistic features of the broadcast. Based on the poll created by some organizations from the United States of America, particularly the American Institute of Public Opinion (AIPO), there were a number of people that were influenced by the broadcast six weeks after its airing. The...
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...Journalism and Society (MMC 911) Individual project Aisha Ahmed Objectivity in American journalism is a myth: A case study of CNN reports Introduction According to Kevin Carson 2012, the customary ideal objectivity in journalism, otherwise termed as ‘she’ said, ‘he’ said and ‘stenography’ in modern day media practice can be trace to Walter Lippmann. Lippmann’s opinion of the government and society is that, substantial questions are best in the hands of professionals with exposure to scientific understanding, which guard them against stereotypes as well as emotional symbols governing public discuss. (Carson). The question on the existence of an ideal journalistic objective has opened the ground for debate over the years. To some scholars, a standard of objectivity exist, while others have argued that the term is a complete myth. However, there are scholars, who believe that instead of objectivity, journalist should strive for fairness and accuracy in reporting, (neutrality). From a personal perspective, and in agreement with the second school above, objectivity as journalistic ethic is a mere fiction. In fact, it is a plot to disengage and cripple the traditional obligation of journalist to educate its readers, and...
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...The media as a whole has many hidden messages or ideas that the entertainment world wants to get across. The media uses subliminal messages through radio, television, and advertisement. “A subliminal message is a signal in the form of a picture or sound that is designed to pass the normal limits of perception,” which means when people receive images or ideas consciously they also receive it subconsciously in their mind (Subliminal Messages in Movies and Media). There have been many controversial issues concerning the usage of this technique (Subliminal Messages in Movies and Media). There were rumors stating that Bush has used subliminal messages in some of his campaign speeches in order to deliver hidden messages to the world (Subliminal Messages in Movies and Media). One example of this would have been when; “A similar accusation was made against a promotional film of the Liberal party of Canada, where after dissecting their ad, one could clearly see a gun being fired at the viewer” (Subliminal Messages in Movies and Media). The Bush promo is rumored to be filled to the brim with subliminal images of a disturbing nature: fire, explosions, terrified children, mutilation, ghost-like figures and several acts of violence” (Subliminal Messages in Movies and Media). In the manipulation of many viewers, it was first to be just a tested experiment that could determine the facts of subliminal messages (Subliminal Messages in Movies and Media). A movie theatre in New Jersey did an experiment...
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...On: 02 June 2015, At: 08:01 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Globalisation, Societies and Education Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cgse20 The role of English language and international media as agents of cultural globalisation and their impact on identity formation in Kuwait a b Mohammed M. Hasanen , Ali A. Al-Kandari & Hussain Al-Sharoufi c a Department of Political Sciences, Gulf University for Sciences and Technology, Hawally, Kuwait b Research & Development Office, Gulf University for Sciences and Technology, Hawally, Kuwait c Click for updates Department of English, Gulf University for Sciences and Technology, Hawally, Kuwait Published online: 13 Jan 2014. To cite this article: Mohammed M. Hasanen, Ali A. Al-Kandari & Hussain Al-Sharoufi (2014) The role of English language and international media as agents of cultural globalisation and their impact on identity formation in Kuwait, Globalisation, Societies and Education, 12:4, 542-563, DOI: 10.1080/14767724.2013.861972 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14767724.2013.861972 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in the publications on our...
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...Mass Media Control Tambela Vaughn Everest University Brandon Online Abstract The research included within this paper is several online articles, periodicals, and related books to mass-media control and its psychological adaptation in an individual’s mind. I also performed a media and mind control case study. I used my family for the subjects; my older sister who is a Licensed Practical Nurse (L.P.N.) and my mother who is a widow, an evangelist, and retired home nurse, for the control group, and my nephews who are fraternal twins, age thirteen for the experimental group. My observations were to observe both groups for a week during different intervals of media exposure. My nephews, the experimental group, were observed during and after watching television, using the computer, and listening to music. They were then observed when these forms of media were limited. My mother and sister, the control group, were observed during the limited periods of their television usage and listening to non-secular music. I believe there is direct correlation between adults and children who watch and listen to obsessive amounts of television, movies, news, and popular music and aggressive behavior, stress, dispositions, and sleep and eating habits. The case study observations supported this theory. Keywords: mass media, mass-media control, aggressive behavior, perceptions, adverse misconceptions, psychological adaptation, media nationalism, suggestive media, groupthink nationalism...
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...Opportunities and Challenges of Human Resource Management *Susmita Das Abstract Today, the field of Human Resource Management (HR) is experiencing numerous pressures for change. Shifts in the economy, globalization, domestic diversity, and technology have created new demands for organizations, and propelled the field in some completely new directions. However, we believe that these challenges also create numerous opportunities for HR and organizations as a whole. Thus, the primary purposes of this article are to (a) examine some of the challenges and opportunities that should influence the future of HR, and (b) provide an overview of the very interesting articles included in the special issue. Also consider implications for future research and practice in the field. “It's been a long time coming. But I know a change is come.” Keywords:Future of human resource management, Globalization, Knowledge economy, Diversity, Technology ------------------------------------------------- 1. Change from a manufacturing to a service or knowledge economy ------------------------------------------------- One of the major challenges influencing the future of HR processes is the change from a manufacturing to a service or knowledge-based economy. This new economy is characterized by a decline in manufacturing and a growth in service or knowledge as the core of the economic base. A service economy can be defined as a system based on buying and selling of services or providing something for...
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...Gender · Health · Industry · Internet Knowledge · Law · Medicine Politics · Mobility · Race and ethnicity Rationalization · Religion · Science Secularization · Social networks Social psychology · Stratification Categories · Lists Journals · Sociologists Article index · Outline Major category: Sociology v t e Socialization (or socialisation) is a term used by sociologists, social psychologists, anthropologists, political scientists and educationalists to refer to the lifelong process of inheriting and disseminating norms, customs and ideologies. It may provide the individual with the skills and habits necessary for participating within their own society; a society develops a culture through a plurality of shared norms, customs, values, traditions, social roles, symbols and languages. Socialization is thus ‘the means by which social and cultural continuity are attained’.[1]. [2] Socialization, however, is not a normative term: it describes a process which may or may not affect the reflexive agent, and which may or may not lead to desirable, or 'moral', outcomes. Individual views on certain issues, such as race or economics, may be socialized (and to that extent normalized) within a society. Many socio-political theories postulate that socialization provides only a partial...
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...Culture and Identity Outline, what the term ‘Culture’ may be taken to mean and then explain the ways in which it is transmitted by the wider society and the effects that this may have for individual members of the society . Introduction: Society and Culture are interlinked, thus sociology defines society as two or more people who interact in such a manner as to share a common culture. Therefore culture is seen as a vital factor of sociology. Culture can be defined as common beliefs, behavior, objectives or characteristics formed within a group of people or society. People tend to define themselves with to a particular culture. In other words culture is a common set norms formed within a group of the society or a society to which people identify themselves to. This essay aims to explain in which ways culture is transmitted within the society and the effects this may have on individual members of a society. The essay will look at concepts of culture in terms of mass and folk culture. Furthermore it will take into consideration age, gender, social class and ethnicity, which will help to understand the interrelationship between self, identity and socialization. To understand culture in modern world better, the essay will aim to analyze the link between cultural consumption and identity in the modern society. Main body: According to Linton (1945) culture of a society is the way of life of its members; a collection of ideas and thoughts, which they learn and practiced...
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