Socially positive media Flashcards
sesame street origins
o Prereading skills (phonics)
o Urban setting
Sesame street characteristics
o Short segments
o Music celebrities and parodies
Sesame street short term effects
Short term
Vocab growth
Acquisition of prereading skills
Positive social skills
* Non-racist attitudes
* Helping behaviors
* Reduced aggression
sesame street long term effects
Gains in school readiness
Positive correlations with grades in English, math, science
Co-viewing
o Helpful but not always realistic
Participatory learning
o Co-engaging with media
o Using social together
Social marketing
o Use media to promote behaviors that lead to improved health and wellbeing
Downstream approaches
o Attempts to change behavior
Upstream approaches
o Attempts to change conditions that produce or encourage behaviors
Obstacles to social marketing
Unique challenges compared to marketing products
Benefits and responsibilities
Benefits delayed or intangible
strategies - gamification
Gamification
Feature of game to motivate behaviors
Elements of achievement, reward, competition, fun
Badges and trophies
strategies - specific recommendations
Specific recommendations > general
Knowledge is not enough
strategies - norms
Norms
Descriptive norms
* What people actually do
Injunctive norms
* What people are expected to do