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Flashcards in POMO and the media Deck (17)
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1
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Meta narrative

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Big theories to explain the world

2
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Lyotard

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There is no single truth

3
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Strinati

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Development:
Consumption patterns = media are responsible for providing most of our experience of social reality

Image and style = Style is more important than content

There is no longer a cultural hierarchy = classical music was considered more important than pop

4
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Media saturated society

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We are bombarded by adverts (Marcuse - false needs / Milliband and opium)

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Baudirillard - Simulacra

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Media images are shown to reflect reality but in reality have no reflection of the real event

6
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Hyper reality

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Jean Baudrillard

7
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Mass media creates culture

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Media explains what is happening around the world

8
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Baudrillard - Simulacara

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Media images are shown to reflect reality but in reality we have no reflection of the real event e.g. only showing war torn streets

9
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Simulacara - hyper reality

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Where the world becomes defined by the media, Giddens notes “we are responding to media images rather than real people”

10
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Hyper reality - Baudrillard

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Reality and virtual reality are becoming blurred

11
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Media creates culture

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The media explain to people what is happening around the world, becoming a smaller place as we are connected by technology and transport

12
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Globalisation

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We are no longer restricted by national boundaries

13
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Mashall McLuhan - Global village

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The world has become a smaller place as we are connected by technology

14
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George Ritzer - McDonaldisation

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Meaning societies are starting to operate like a mcdonalds

  • We want things quick and cheap
  • Care less about quality
  • Predictable/standardised everywhere e.g. big mac
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Harvey - style over substance

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We increasingly consume images and signs for their own sake rather than their ‘usefulness’

16
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Sklair

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Suggests the media spread news, information, ideas, entertainment and promotion of products
- ‘Culture ideology of consumerism’

17
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Pluralist view of mass media and globalisation of popular culture

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No such thing as popular/mass culture, people ‘pick n mix’ from western and global cultures as well as their own