COMS 201 Quiz: Coms 201 → Cultivation Theory.docx

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Communications Studies
• Course: COMS 201
• Professor: Dawn Johnson

Document Summary

Determinist theories (cultivation and td) the things we watch influence the way we live/feel/act. Cultivation theory : tv cultivates or promotes a view of social reality that is inaccurate (but viewers assume reflects real life) Cumulative process : tv promotes a distorted world view (more violent and dangerous, a single viewing of tv won"t change your world view (build up or cumulative process will) Claims : watching tv over long periods has an effect on viewer"s beliefs and world-views, the more tv you watch the more distorted your views of life are. Why is tv so violent: violence in shows used to create interest or stimulation, people think tv without action is dull, fast and furious news coverage gives the impression that the world is. Television creates or cultivates a synthetic reality based on . Cannot be proved as the causes of heavy tv viewing and beliefs about violence.