Tuesday, December 4, 2007

...Effects Theory...

Summary


- Hypodermic model
- Has a right and left wing approach


The Theory states-


- The audience being passive
- It promotes dominant ideologies
- Reinforces hegemony
- Frankfurt school---> propaganda
- Adorno : came up with Culture Industries > which tells us how the media dumb down

The Left wing –

- Althussar who came up with ISA
- Marcuse : “indoctrinate (teach us) & manipulate us”
- Marxist theory
- Burthes : myths


The Right Wing –

- High moral panic
- Try to censor, or reinforce censorship
- Feel kids are learning about sex
- Very traditional thinking
- Calls for control by moral majority: sex is harmful

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