J110 1ST Edition Lecture 3Outline of Last LectureI. What is CommunicationII. 4 Levels of Communicationa. Intrapersonalb. Interpersonalc. Groupd. MassIII. Mass Communication VS. Mass MediaIV. SMCRV. Evolution of Mass CommunicationOutline of Current LectureI. CultivationII. The Mean World SyndromeCultivation- Theory that television can have effects on viewers.- Originally by George GerbnerThe Mean World Syndrome- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msfu8YCCc8Q- Linking television violence to communities and societies feeling frightened- TV instills FEAR- Aren’t worried as much about people imitating acts of violence seen, more worried about the people becoming so fearful---- This lecture will be continued on Wednesday, Sept. 10th
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