Agency of Socialisation - Media

Question 1

Media replaced religion

Answer 1

Young people in particular more likely to turn to media to provide themselves with a way of living

Helps construct identity to project to world and make sense of daily experiences

Question 2

Jock Young(2007)
-Bulimic Society

Answer 2

• Society has a constant hunger to binge on everything/anything because of media
• Poorer people watch 11+ hours of TV a day which promote a ‘get rich or die trying’ culture
• Explains criminality in youths from deprived backgrounds

Question 3

Mulvey(1975)

-male gaze

Answer 3

• Media encourages viewers to assess bodies and attractiveness of female characters from male perspective
• Feminists say women are represented in stereotypical, harmful ways

Question 4

(-) In case a question requires you to have a viewpoint that media is actually good

Always rely on functionalism to say something positive about something

Answer 4

• Young people more likely to turn to media in order to provide themselves with a way of living
• Helps construct identity they want to project to world and helps make sense of daily experiences
• Functionalism sees contribution of media as providing to society’s stability
  -since facilitates leisure time and increases productivity