Media - The Media Content, Presentation and Audiences - Hypodermic Syringe Model
- Created by: michelle9
- Created on: 21-11-19 17:23
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2. Media was blamed for the 1999 Colorado shooting by two males students. What is this called and what did Marlyn Mason reply to this argument with?
- Catharsis. MM said it was the media's fault and they should change laws to improve the online situation so it becomes less violent
- Scapegoating. MM said it was actually government violence rather than media violence, pointing out the bombing in Vietnam
- Catharsis. MM said it was actually government violence rather than media violence, pointing out the bombing in Vietnam
- Scapegoating. MM said it was the media's fault and they should change laws to improve the online situation so it becomes less violent
3. Who do the hypodermic syringe model believe are vulnerable to media content due to impressionability?
- The working class
- Children and teenagers
- Elderly
- Young adults
4. What does the hypodermic syringe model claim?
- That violence in the media reflects violence in real life
- That there is a direct link between violence in the media and violence in real life
- That violence in the media always leads to violence in real life
5. what is meant by catharsis?
- Blaming media for increased violence e.g. Marlynn Mason
- Media is a safe outlet for aggressive impulses (Fesbach + Sanger)
- Viewing so much violence that one sees the consequences of it as pain and suffereing so is more sympathetic toward victims so is less violent (Ramos)
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