CCJ 215 1st Edition Lecture 4 Current Lecture5 reality of 21st century media 1. The media is trying to make the mediated experiences indistinguishable from the actual experience 2. The media is targeting smaller audiences 3. The media is a 4 profit business 4. The media business existed within a highly competitive market 5. The government is a largely hands on regular with the media Social construction - Our social construction of reality- our social knowledge comes from four sources o Personal experiences- very powerful Where you come from How many brother or sister/ or none What state What kind of homeo Significant others Friends Family Teacher/ couch Minister/ Priest/ Rabies o Institutions and other social group Clubs Sports Church every weekend Government agent o The media Radio TV Newspaper/ Magazine Shows MoviesKinds of Reality 1. Experienced reality a. Your directed experience world b. A victim of a violent crime c. Not a criminal 2. Symbolic Reality a. significant other b. Institutionc. Most of what we believe in our world comes from symbolic reality 3. Social constructed reality a. A mix between i. Experienced reality and symbolic
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