1. Explain how the influence of mass media extends beyond what we know to include how we relate to the social world.
Mass media highly influential today’s scenario. It affects us to know what’s going around us in the world. There are some different form of mass media like TV, Internet, Newspaper etc. Through the media, we are connected with the society which apparently leads us by developing the social world.
2. Fill in the elements of the "media and social world" model below and briefly explain how they relate to each other (refer to slide on blank version of Media Model).
3. How does the presence of media affect your life? How would it be different without mass media?
Media plays very an important role and has influence in virtually every aspect of our lives. It is the best source to know about the happenings of world. It does affects our lives because media has power to influence our thoughts to the society. The influential can be positive or negative. As a young adult, that's a face that we can't spend our time without internet or smart phones. We might feel disconnected from the society.
4. Overall, do you think the growing presence of mass media in our lives is a positive or negative development? Why?
Positive. We can gather the information and researching of some tasks, can be done easily thanks to the mass media. Yet, mass media increases the number of jobs available for people to let them have a better life.
5. How do you think the presence of television has changed family life? Do you think the spread of the internet will have similar effects? Why or why not?
Television has managed to increase family bonding time as it not only allows the family to spend time together watching television, it also allows them to have more topics to converse with the family members and also other people. The internet can't because it is more of an individual activity unless a certain family has a media entertainment system embedded into their computers for use in a similar way to a television.
6. What do you think is the most significant media development in your lifetime?
The most significant media development in my lifetime is the Internet. It mostly helps on my work and always maintaining the social fabric or studies or communication across the globe is all because of the internet. Without Internet, I'm not able to accomplish my assignment which given by the lecturer. In fact, Internet helps me to socialize with friends and family with a faster way. It turn out significant part of my life.
