Essays on Cultivation Theory

Introduction

In the contemporary world the use of new media, and in particular social media, has become an essential need in the society. Social media include Web sites that allow social interaction such as social networking sites like MySpace, Twitter, Facebook; gaming sites such as Second Life and Club Penguin; video sites such as Vimeo and YouTube; and blogs. Such sites have provided a fertile ground for communication and entertainment especially for the teenagers and the young adults. According to the prevailing studies, 75 percent of the teenagers are in possession of cell phones, and 25 percent utilizes them on ...

Introduction

Introduction In the contemporary world the use of new media, and in particular social media, has become an essential need in the society. Social media include Web sites that allow social interaction such as social networking sites like MySpace, Twitter, Facebook; gaming sites such as Second Life and Club Penguin; video sites such as Vimeo and YouTube; and blogs. Such sites have provided a fertile ground for communication and entertainment especially for the teenagers and the young adults. According to the prevailing studies, 75 percent of the teenagers are in possession of cell phones, and 25 percent utilizes them ...

Theory in Action

According to the public opinion in general, and even some experts in the field of media, the portrayal of violence in film and television, has a very small impact on the audience both television viewers and readers of newspapers and magazines. Also, there is a perception that only children and the mentally ill people are affected by this non-hazardous influence. However, the majority of scientists, who have studied the effects of the media, and those who have carefully read the special scientific literature, find this information not true. To better analyze this issue, this paper will use two different ...

The article represents a critique of the work Media and the American Mind by Daniel J. Czitrom published in 1982 which is considered revolutionary insight in journalism of nineteenth century because it “was linked to a tidy history of thought and research about the media” (Park, 2007, p.466).

The Czitrom’s book is notable for several significant ideas but the factor which set this work apart from other studies is the author’s choice of media theorists to analyze. The author’s goal was to give a critical estimation of Media and the American Mind and analyze the contribution of the ...

Introduction

The influence of media has grown in an exponential manner with proper advancement of technology. There were different ways of communication from earlier times such as books, newspaper, magazines, recordings, films, television and the most popular media for communication in recent time is internet and social media. The information and communication is very important to keep lives and daily activities going and conduct their daily activities i.e., education, leisure, health, entertainment, relationships, traveling and other related activities involved within the lives of people (Stille, 2011). There are different modes of communication such as messages, newspaper, emails, phone calls, general ...

The power of media and its effects on the society cannot be underestimated. The media has a profound effect on people’s culture, values, and priorities. Perhaps the biggest influence the media has on individuals is its determination of reality. Today many societies fall victims to media influences. The media’s influences especially on kids are so palpable that scholars have debated if the media’s influence on youth and the society is sustainable. The media also is credited for positive roles that its plays in the society particularly in regard with information. This paper explores different theoretical approaches on ...

Introduction

Mortality rate for most health reasons are negatively related to income. Therefore, families with lower income are most likely to have lower life expectancy as compared to those with higher incomes. The occurrences of obesity and overweight have increased dramatically over the previous decades. Further, the most bulbous health concern in many countries today is overweight. The consequences of overweight range from stroke, heart failure, heart attack, respiratory problems, hypertension, to colon, breast and prostate cancers. A common and reasonable assumption then is that poor people suffer severely from cases of overweight. Emergence of energy dense food and fast ...

Abstract

Theories are very important in understanding human behaviour.This is because a person’s behavior is a result of a particular theory. This paper tries exploring the effects of cultivation theory on human behavior. Besides, it establishes if there is any link between cultivation theory and Teen Mom.

Cultivation theory and the Teen Mom

Introduction Teenage mothers have always made pregnancy to be seen as easy tasks (Baker, 2005). This a good example of cultivation theory when such programs are aired on televisions as they induce more teenagers to get pregnant. This is done in the long term. It is assumed that the more a person spends watching a television, the ...