Media's Impact on Society; Good or Bad?

By ericlopez1

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    "In this article, Bissell focuses on the social aspect of media’s impact on society regarding beauty standards among different races."

  • Hall, Alice. “The Social Implications Of Enjoyment Of Different Types Of Music, Movies, And Television Programming.” Western Journal Of Communication 4 (2007): 259-271. Academic OneFile. Web

    " In this article, the author; Alice Hall, studies how information about an individual’s preference of various genres of music, film and TV programming could play a role in influencing an observer’s expectations of that person."

  • Schmitt, Rudiger, and Christin Mackenrodt. "Social Networks and Mass Media as mobilizers and Demobilizers". Electoral Studies 29. Special Symposium: Voters and Coalition Governments (2010): 392-404. ScienceDirect. Web.

    "This paper by Schmitt and Mackenrodt explores the political aspect of mass media’s impact on society from a foreign perspective through the topic of voter turnout rates. "

  • Dunas, Denis V. “The Effect Of The “Last Drop”: On The Question of The Media’s Ability To Have a Harmful Impact On The Audience.” Psychology in Russia: State Of The Art, 6.1 (2013): 144-152. Web.

    " In this article, the author; Denis Dunas, discusses how the media is often blamed for having harmful influences on the psychological, moral, psychosexual, and social development of people. "

  • Matei, Florina Cristiana. "The Media's Role In Intelligence Democratization." International Journal Of Intelligence & Counterintelligence 27.1 (2014): 73-108. Criminal Justice Abstracts. Web. 11 Sept. 2015.

    " In this article, Matei discusses mass media’s role in the democratization process in emerging democracies and how their intelligence services have evolved due to the increased media presence of the twenty-first century."

  • Vaterlaus J, Patten E, Roche C, Young J. #Gettinghealthy: The Perceived Influence Of Social Media On Young Adult Health Behaviors, Computers In Human Behavior 45151-157. Available from: ScienceDirect

    " Some of the major themes of this article includes the perceived influence that social media has on the health of young people, as well as whether or not social media is a motivator or a barrier to exercise."
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