CJT 645: Proseminar in Mass Communication Theory Spring 2011 Wednesday 1:00- 3:30 p.m. 223 Grehan Building Instructor Dr. Phil Hutchison phillip.hutchison@uky.edu or uofuhutch@hotmail.com 112 Grehan Building 323-3663 (no answering machine) TH 7:30-10:30; W 12-1 or by appointment Course Description This course offers a critical overview of evolving theories and research into “media effects‚” which we will loosely define as the social impact of media exposure. In this context‚ we will
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written. With the collapse of Slavery‚ new systems created such as‚ convict leasing; then a new system was born Jim Crow which forever devised a method of permanently placing African American’s in a second-class citizen‚ a new system such as‚ mass incarceration. Once you are labeled a felon‚ many rights such as; voting‚ employment‚ food stamps‚ housing‚ and educational opportunities are denied. Just how Jim Crow did. In prisons being privatized many politicians are getting kickbacks from these companies
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Mass Media In today’s society change happens and mainly will continue for many generations to come. The media is what organizes and satisfies the change all the time. What is know as gender‚ sexuality‚ femininity‚ and most of all identity are in a process of gradually changing in mean future. The media has a significantly strong but not as close‚ as the relationship with the audience’s view of gender and identity. In many views Women are represented as one of the largest group in today’s society
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The Mass Media 1. Functions i. Information Function ii. Surveillance Function iii. The Social Function - Entertainment - Socialisation iv. Commercial Function v. Political function 2. Key types i. Traditional Media - Print (newspapers‚ magazines‚ billboards‚ books) - Electronic Media (radio‚ television‚ film) ii. New Media - web-based and mobile technologies (the Internet‚ social media‚ etc) 3
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Week One EFFECT OF MASS MEDIA During the last century we as humans have allowed many major developments to occur in the mass media. We have convinced ourselves to find many different ways to communicate with one another and these devices have influenced the American culture in positive ways and negative. The developments all started with the steam-powered printing press which now has updated to a newspaper that they type up on a new device called a computer. We went from what they thought
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Capitalism and mass incarceration have had a deep connection since the start of the Clinton administration. Not to undermine the the incarceration efforts of previous administrations‚ but Clinton’s had a specifically terrible impact. Previous administrations- like Nixon’s and Reagan’s- used subtle contexts as a political strategy to win the votes from the south. After the rage left over from the loss of slavery‚ political leaders needed to find alternate ways to control minority groups‚ legally‚
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is overused‚ especially in the United States. We have the highest incarceration rate today. Americans represent 5% of the world’s population but we house 25% of the entire world’s inmates. Age should be a huge factor in what types of criminal offenders should be locked up versus other types of penalties. Prisoners do not have the rigorous rehabilitation that is needed to turn youth into productive members of society. Incarceration is ineffective in controlling the behavior of youth due to the unfinished
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MASS COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY‚ 2006‚ 9(4)‚ 461–483 Media Dissociation‚ Internet Use‚ and Antiwar Political Participation: A Case Study of Political Dissent and Action Against the War in Iraq Hyunseo Hwang School of Journalism & Mass Communication University of Wisconsin-Madison Michael Schmierbach Department of Communication College of Charleston Hye-Jin Paek Department of Advertising/Public Relations University of Georgia Homero Gil de Zuniga and Dhavan Shah School of Journalism
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Anglais Essay (300 words) The mass media including TV‚ radio and newspapers‚ have great influence in shaping people’s ideas. To what extent do you agree or disagree this statement? Give reasons for your answer. A media spreads the information in a vertical way‚ it means that those who creates it choose the contents. These contents are imposed on us and there is no feedback‚ except for internet which also works horizontally. According to me‚ Medias are a huge power and they now that that’s
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University of Phoenix Material Consumption and Mass Media Worksheet 1. Respond to all questions with academic paragraphs of at least 50 words. State your point of view and explain it thoroughly. What is conspicuous consumption? How does conspicuous consumption influence purchasing decisions? Think about a high-priced item that you have bought or would like to buy. To what extent does conspicuous consumption affect your decision? Conspicuous consumption Is the act or practice of spending
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