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  2. Influence of mass media - Wikipedia

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    The influences of mass media (or 'media effects') are observed in various aspects of human life, from voting behaviors [2] to perceptions of violence, [3][4] from evaluations of scientists [5] to our understanding of others' opinions. [6] The overall influence of mass media has changed drastically over the years, and will continue to do so as ...

  3. Mass media - Wikipedia

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    Mass media include the diverse arrays of media that reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit information electronically via media such as films, radio, recorded music, or television. Digital media comprises both Internet and mobile mass communication. Internet media comprise such services as email, social media ...

  4. Uses and gratifications theory - Wikipedia

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    Uses and gratifications theory. Uses and gratifications theory is a communication theory that describes the reasons and means by which people seek out media to meet specific needs. [1][2][3][4][5] The theory postulates that media is a highly available product, that audiences are the consumers of the product, and that audiences choose media to ...

  5. Media system dependency theory - Wikipedia

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    The mass media centered framework. [10] Its theoretical assumption of asymmetry between mass media and individuals. [10] However, the communication environment has changed as social media provides more choices for people to actively select information generated by other people, instead of passively receiving from satellites and cable channels. [11]

  6. Cultivation theory - Wikipedia

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    Appearance. hide. Diagram summarizing the process of cultivation theory from a psychological point of view. [ 1 ] Cultivation theory is a sociological and communications framework designed to unravel the enduring impacts of media consumption, with a primary focus on television. At its core, the theory posits a compelling hypothesis: individuals ...

  7. Joshua Meyrowitz - Wikipedia

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    Joshua Meyrowitz (born 1949) is a professor of communication at the department of Communication at the University of New Hampshire in Durham.He has published works regarding the effects of mass media, including No Sense of Place: The Impact of Electronic Media on Social Behavior, an analysis of the effects various media technologies have caused, particularly television.

  8. Mediatization (media) - Wikipedia

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    The concept of mediatization is still requires development, and there is no commonly agreed definition of the term. [4] For example, a sociologist, Ernst Manheim, used mediatization as a way to describe social shifts that are controlled by the mass media, while a media researcher, Kent Asp, viewed mediatization as the relationship between politics, mass media, and the ever-growing divide ...

  9. Socialization - Wikipedia

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    Socialization is strongly connected to developmental psychology. [3] Humans need social experiences to learn their culture and to survive. [4] Socialization essentially represents the whole process of learning throughout the life course and is a central influence on the behavior, beliefs, and actions of adults as well as of children. [5] [6]