Technology, Media, & Social Media Flashcards
Media
Communication channels through which news, entertainment, education, data, or promotional messages are disseminated and that influences society.
Technology
The purposeful application of information in the design, production, and utilization of goods and eservices, and in the organization of human activities.
Social Media
Online communication channels dedicated to community-based input, interaction, content-sharing, and collaboration.
Cultivation Theory
What we see on TV shapes our perceptions of the real world.
Mean World Syndrome
Increased belief of risk of being victim of crime. Cultivate view of world as dangerous.
Social Learning Theory
Imitate behaviours seen performed by others.