Different approaches and theories on media:
The hypodermic syringe model: Is the idea that the media has power over its audience; it can control and persuade people. The audience recieves "daily injections" of information from the media and this determines their behaviour. It has an immediate effect on the audience *Refer to Bandura doll experiment* Watch it below...
The uses and gratification model: (Mcqual) The media...
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
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Sociological approaches to family:
Functionalists: See family as positive for society. They believe that the nuclear family is beneficial to society as it provides functions such as reproduction, primary socialisation and economic support.
New Right: See the family as negative for society, if not nuclear. They say children from Nuclear families do better at school, get better jobs and do not turn to crime.
Marxism:...
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Tripartite System: Students sit the 11+ exam at the end of primary to decide which high school they will go too. There are three types...
1. Grammar: For those who passed the exam - considered intelligent
2. Technical: Those who didn't pass but showed strong abilities with technical work.
3. Secondary Modern: Any one who didn't go to grammar or technical school get a basic education for less skilled jobs.
There...
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