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The Media
infoWhy this? This unit is important because it explores how media is produced, who controls them, how content is selected, and how audiences use and interpret it. Media is a huge part of our society today and so vital for us to have a understanding.
scheduleWhy now? The unit develops on ideas and concepts from previous units such as inequalities and discrimination, allowing students to compare and contrast.
neurologyYou need to know
- New media
- Media ownership and control
- Media, globalisation and popular culture
- Selection and presentation of the news
- Media representations – gender, sexuality and disability
- Media representations – Ethnicity, social class and age
- Impact on audiences
rocket_launchYou must be able to
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the media including the Functionalist, Marxist, Feminists, New Right and Postmodernism
- Apply knowledge of media to the society around us
- Assess how media is seen and the impact of that
- Analyse and evaluate key sociologists and be able to apply them to media.
Revision Quiz
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