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GCSE
Mass media
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Sociology
Not Applicable
10/22/2010

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What sociologist studied the 'mods and rockers'?
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Stan Cohen.
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 Who use's the media?
Definition
Audience.
Term
All technolgy that allows us to commuicate messages?
Definition
Mass media
Term
Theory about the mass media that see the ruling class controling the audience?
Definition
Conflict
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A simple fixed image of a group of people based on a few individuals
Definition
sterotypes.
Term
Media direct public attention towards certain issues and debates e.g political elections.
Definition
agender settings
Term
unreasonable fear for hatred for foreigners
Definition
xenophobia
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theory about the mass media that see the audience in control?
Definition
pluralist
Term
mass media exaggerate a social issue
Definition
devience amplification spiral
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"media giant" who owns news international?
Definition
rupert murdoch
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media outlines acceptable and unacceptable ways to behave
Definition
norm referencing
Term
a small dominant group who own/ control a mass media?
Definition
elite
Term
favouring one side of a debate
Definition
biast
Term
group of individuals who get the blame for the moral panic?
Definition
folk devil
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when media coverage of an issue leads to exaggerated public concern
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moral panic
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examples of mass media
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internet, television, mobile phones, magazines, radio, adverts, news, bill boards, news papers
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what did bandure want to investigate ?
Definition
the impact of aggresion on childrens behaviour using a bobo doll.
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how did bandura investigate his theory?
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they sat the children down and showed them a video of adults physicaly harming the bobo doll. they then put the children in a room with the bobo doll and they copied the adults.
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what is americanisation?
Definition
where we get swamped by american tv shows, dvd's and music.
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how do we use the mass media ?
Definition
tell people news, to tell people news, to catch up with friends, shopping , and research.
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