Globalisation And Media

Question 1

What is economic globalisation

Answer 1

Production consisting of the circulation of goods which become subject to an international division of labour and consumption that influences immature of equality between nations

Question 2

What is cultural globalisation

Answer 2

Intermixing of people (religion, customs, cuisine, language, music)
Main agents migration commodity exchange tourism and global media

Question 3

What are the effects of global media

Answer 3

Means of transmitting info and entertainment from one person or group to another. Typically from a few senders to many receivers

Question 4

Types of media

Answer 4

Print
Electronic
audiovisual
Information technology

Question 5

What are the theories of media

Answer 5

Conservative traditional
Optimistic sociological interpretations
Radical critical

Question 6

Define globalisation

Answer 6

Complex set of economic and social and cultural processes which cut across national boundaries increasing levels of interconnectedness so the world is constituted as single space

Question 7

What is the conservative traditional theory

Answer 7

Forces denounced notion of mass media
Mass media killed high culture
Foucault - relationship between power and knowledge
More masses with info and knowledge more equipped to challenge power of elites
Art to masses threatens privileged cultural pursuits of global societies elites.
Pop culture serves as entertainment and escapism

Question 8

What is optimistic sociological interpretations

Answer 8

Seeks to challenge provide alternative interpretation to conservative tradition
Optimistic sociological interpretation, modern mass media enhances access to info knowledge culture through cinema and TV
Mass media entertains educates and informs society while improving minds of people serving to integrate society

Question 9

What is radical critical theory

Answer 9

Influenced by Marx

People exploited by media

Question 10

How does the media distort reality

Answer 10

Creates artificial reality, imagined impression of real world which we are lead to believe is a reflection of reality

Question 11

What is cycle moral panic

Answer 11

Focuses on behaviour of subsection of society as inherently evil
Creates folk devil seen as threat to social fabric of society
Requires immediate action from agencies social control
Reactions may create mass hysteria and problem may suddenly disappear

Question 12

Effects of social networking on youth

Answer 12

Knees to feel connected but when taken feel marginalised and alienated from peers

Question 13

What are the net concerns for tough people

Answer 13

Cyber bullying 
Sexual exploitation
Exposure to violence
Drugs and online food marketing
Accidental porn

Question 14

What are the effects of cyber bullying

Answer 14

Drop in grades
Low self esteem
Change in interests
Depression

Question 15

What are the forms of cyberbullying

Answer 15

Threatening email
Spread of rumours
Impersonation 
Abusive messages
Sending pornography 
Webpage depicting victim negatively

Question 16

How does media facilitate sexual exploitation

Answer 16

Children more accessible to offenders through social networking sites email and texting unknown to parents
Easier access to child pornography promote interest in children
Websites easier to encourage legitimise sexual behaviour with youth

Question 17

Solution to media in relation to children

Answer 17

Government regulation 
Filtering system 
Ratings
Children's sites
Education