Media wk 2: theoretical issues in media psychology

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Functionalist approach
All media can be reduced to a single message, opposite to McLuhan
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Media effects tradition
audience are passive responders to stimuli
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Cultivation theory
Drip drip effect, media cultivates a certain worldview, effects reinforced by real life experiences
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Uses and gratification
Individual as the media user, individual seeks out stimuli, 5 assumptions; 3 limitations
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Active audience theory
Audiences actively create their own meanings, may not always be the one intended; 2 limitations
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audience are passive responders to stimuli

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Media effects tradition

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Drip drip effect, media cultivates a certain worldview, effects reinforced by real life experiences

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Individual as the media user, individual seeks out stimuli, 5 assumptions; 3 limitations

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Audiences actively create their own meanings, may not always be the one intended; 2 limitations

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