how do families on TV differ from families in real life?
families on tv are portrayed usually as upper-middle class. the family relationships are
... [Show More] generally positive, psychologically healthy, high family solidarity, support from family members. there are also a lot of surrogate families on TV such as "Friends". this is different from real-life families because a lot of times families have experienced divorce, support is not always there between family members, a lot of fights occur over menial things but also over very important things as well.
what is one aspect of life that TV couples/parents seem to have much easier than those in real life?
work-family conflict is minimal on TV compared to what it really is in real life. TV families have an easy time balancing it, and there is little portrayal of child care since one partner often works at home in tv shows.
what do you think are the three most prevalent of Galacian's romance myths?
cosmic predestination, sex is easy and wonderful with soulmate, and love at first sight
What are Cedric Clarke's 4 stages of minority portrayals?
Stage 1: Non-recognition/exclusion by media.
Stage 2: Ridicule, dominant group bolsters own self-image by putting down and stereotyping minority group.
Stage 3: Regulation, minority group members seen as protectors of existing order.
Stage 4: Respect, minorities in full range of roles.
2 ways in which the media portrayal of Blacks has improved since 1950?
1949: 0.57% of Blacks in ads, increased to 16% by 1986. there are no more slave ads. blacks also appeared for the first time in leading roles in prime time TV in the 60s.
what are three ways that Latinos are stereotyped in media?
News: identified with social problems, i.e. wetbacks, ill. focused on as problem people through illegal immigration
Television: often crooks, comics, cops.
Movies: greasy Mexican bandit, latin lover, return to bandito image, gang and illegal immigration themes.
Jack Shaheen's four media myths about Arabs?
1)Men are terrorists, wealthy oil sheiks, sexual perverts, barbaric and uncultured.
2)women are largely invisible, oppressed, or belly dancers.
3)children are hardly ever seen.
4)Islam is portrayed as cruel and vicious, Iranians are confused with Arabs.
Three ways that Native Americans are stereotyped in media?
-simple, lazy, wasteful, humorless, stupid, have poor English, are heathens.
-usually portrayed as Plains Indians who hunt buffalo and live in tepees with no tribal identity.
-women are usually ignored or in the background being quiet, passive, dull, and hard working
-usually seen in historical setting, especially in westerns. if there are any modern portrayals of them, it is that they are militants, alcoholics, or casino operators.
two important differences in the nature of media's treatment of Asian-Americans compared to other minorities?
-Overall, Asians are portrayed more positively than other minorities in US media.
-they succeed academically, commercially, and socially.
-overrepresented in TV commercials relative to their proportion in the population, and usually seen in business settings rather than home or social relationships.
Mainstreaming
the gradual homogenization of people's different perceptions of social reality into a convergent mainstream. this happens through a process of construction, whereby viewers learn about the real world from observing media
suspension of disbelief
when we agree to accept, for a short amount of time, the characters as real human beings so that we can identify with them and experience their joys and sorrows.
parasocial relationship
the relationships we have with media figures we have never met in person
catharsis
the emotional release of tension we feel from expressing some repressed feelings such as sex or aggression. uses humor as a healthy outlet. used to explain appreciation of sexual, racist, and ethnic humor
associated press
an international news agency that provides reports through the world wide web, television, radio, and print publications. the agency compiles stories from various news outlets and republishes them through their various channels.
vicarious experience
when you laugh without embarrassment or inconvenience, and when you get in touch with the humorous side of painful situations better than we could if they happened to us.
content dependent vs. content irrelevant effects
means to strictly define what it is you are looking for when you are researching something, and to know what other researchers' operational definitions are when you are examining their works.
formal features of TV
-action/physical movement
-pace/rate of change of scenes or characters
-variability, tempo, fades, cuts, dissolves, instant replays
-sound effects
-physical salience of stimulus
-useful because it helps the viewer know that the information is real and serious, such as when they see the CNN logo on the screen. [Show Less]