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TV and Popular Culture
TV and Popular Culture
Social ritual
Does television serve the same function in British peoples lives as it did in the past? Do we watch TV in the same way as we used to 20 years ago? Does it satisfy our social needs?
You can also find some of these clips on this website http://www.bbc.co.uk/heritage/story/
What kind of issues and social trends were reflected in T.V of different eras?
Look at different genres of programmes news, drama, popularity of different genres How have genres changed over time police drama, soaps, fantasy and escapism? Sitcoms regarded as a rich form of cultural expression - why?
Try to watch some clips from these programmes on the BBC website\
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/
Audience Consumption
We also need to understand how, why and with what effects people consume T.V. Not all theorists believe the same thing about how TV affects us there are several effects models 1. Hypodermic model 2. Cultural effects 3. Uses and gratifications
Hypodermic Model
So-called because, like being given an injection, this theory assumes that if you watch something you are directly affected by it, like being injected with drugs. e.g if you watch violence, you go out and commit violent acts Common belief, for example, killers of Jamie Bulger supposed to have watched Childsplay. Simplistic model media not the biggest influence on people family, peers etc much stronger influence
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Sample questionnaire
Statements
I watch because I enjoy escaping from normal life I enjoy discussing the programme with my friends I can relate to the characters I watch because my family does Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree