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The Roles of the Media in Influencing Government and its Citizens ❑ The Correlation Function ❑ Cultural Transmission and Influencing Societal Norms ❑ Education and Entertainment ... ❑ Surveillance of the Environment Description of the Correlation Function Role The correlation function role is a method used to assign an individual who can determine the relationship of an event in an objective , interpretative way. Example of the Correlation Function Role • Social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook may indicate that often, no middleman exists. • Social media users are responsible for differentiating real and fake news Description of the Cultural Transmission and Influencing Societal Norms Role This media role in influencing government and the public provides and interprets news and information allowing room for reflection on how it influences the societal norms. Example of the Cultural Transmission and Influencing Societal Norms Role • Different cultures pass on different norms and values • For example: Utensils, such as a knife and fork, are used in western society, whereas chopsticks are used in japan (Zhou, Liu, & Ho, 2015). • Children’s TV programs are designed to showcase good behaviors and standard norms which children learn by watching (Zhou, Liu, & Ho, 2015). Description of the Education and Entertainment Role The education and entertainment role of media in influencing government and the public is to educate through entertainment most often it involves content that is meant to teach but happens to be entertaining at the same time. Example of the Education and Entertainment Role • The education and entertainment role gives the public the opportunity to be involved and view the Oscars, Independence Day Rallies, the Olympics, etc. • Also raises awareness, improves knowledge, and encourages healthier behaviors Description of the Surveillance of the Environment Role The surveillance of the environment role allows the media to communicate important events and or environmental disasters to the public Examples of the Surveillance of the Environment Role • War • Health scares • Snowstorms, tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes, blizzards etc. • Business closures • Evacuation alerts and routes Bibliography Chamberlain College of Nursing (2020). Week 2 Lesson: Political Theories and Political Socialization. Retrieved from https://chamberlain.instructure.com/courses/59470/pages/week-2-lesson-political-theories-political-socialization?module_item_id=7703546 Emma, L. (2019). The Four Functions of Mass Communications. Retrieved from https://smallbusiness.chron.com/four-functions-mass-communications-56326.html Happer, C., & Philo, G. (2013). The role of the media in the construction of public belief and social change. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 1 (1), p. 321-336. Doi: doi:10.5964/jspp.v1i1.96 Magstadt, T. M. (2017). Understanding politics: ideas, institutions, and issues. Australia: Cengage Learning. Simplilearn. (2020). What Is the Major Impact of Social Media. Retrieved from https://www.simplilearn.com/real-impact-social-media-article Shin, Y., Miller-Day, M., Hecht, M. L., & Krieger, J. L. (2018). Entertainment, education videos as a persuasive tool in the substance use prevention intervention “Keepin’ it REAL”. Health Commun, 33(7), p. 896-906. Doi: doi:10.1080/10410236.2017.1321163. Zhou, X., Liu, Y., Ho, B. (2015). The cultural transmission of cooperative norms. Frontiers in Psychology, 6 (1554), p. 2-49. Doi: [Show More]

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