HSCI 1120 Lecture Notes - Social Learning Theory, Media General
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Higher usage of certain mass media is related to unrealistic expectations about couple-ship and these unrealistic expectations are also related to dissatisfaction in real-life romantic relationships galician, 2004. Theoretical perspectives on the media: agenda setting. The media tells people both what is important in the world around then, and how to think about the events and people who inhabit that world. 2 basic assumptions: purpose, generalizability, cultivation. Television has replaced religion as the greater influence on social trends (gerbner, gross, morgan, & signorielli, 1986) Television is the most powerful storyteller in the culture, one that continually repeats the myths and ideologies, the facts and patterns of relationships that define and legitimize the social order: cognitive social learning theory. People, especially children, learn from their environment and seek acceptance by learning from models. Straight men: powerful, coercive, know what they are doing. Trans individuals often comic relief or victims.
