PSY 2105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Mass Media, Children'S Book Council Of Australia
23 Nov 2016
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Understanding mass media: media refers to a type of communication, mass media are shapers and spreaders of culture, influenced by both child and family factors, these effects can also be bidirectional. Chronosystem: mass media: reading = solitary, single-sensory, gradual, tv computer= massive, multi-sensory, immediate, despite amazing changes, concerns for children"s welfare remain similar , radio (20s) Decrease in family communication, increase in exposure to violence: tv (late 40s) So much advertising: content also changes over time. For better : many programs geared to young people, different languages, close-captioning, more ethnically diverse than before, non-traditional relationships, interactive component. Or for worse: increase of violence, sexual content, more advertising than ever, interactive component. Some tv statistics: canadians watched 21. 4 hrs/wk (females watched approx. Pictorial media: television and movies: concerns about television and movies, children are vulnerable because they are much more likely to assume that: it"s ok to use violence to solve conflicts,
