STEVEN KONG
Contextual and Theoretical Studies
2. ‘Critically discuss how new media have blurred the lines between media consumers and producers’ or ‘why do we over-consume’. Critically discuss with reference to relevant theory
Why Do We Over-Consume?
By
Steven Kong
The simple question “Why do we over-consume?” will never be the question society will ask itself, mainly because it has become part of being human.
Society in the early stages had basic and non-effective ways of gathering resources, so those who were able to produce enough for themselves and their family flourished through evolution because of this, we, as human beings, never developed a trait which limited consumption. One of human natures greatest need is to acquire a mate, (Penn and Mysterud) argues that for male gender ‘resource control is likely to be more important’ when acquiring a partner. Meaning without the proper social status and resources, you will not have the best choice in finding a mate. A great example of this is birds, some birds would go through a great deal of energy to express their colour...
In our society today, control is maintained by the authorities through regulation. In North America, major regulatory systems comprise two main systems of expertise. One is the criminal justice system, which is concerned with what will we do about crime and deviance. The other is the academic system of expertise, which is concerned with why crime and deviance exists. Academic expertise is the type of discourse deployed in the article by Michael Conlon to show, with ostensible authority, that maternal smoking during pregnancy is “linked” to adult criminal behaviour.
The structure of this essay is based on animals and humans mate choice strategies and gender differences and similarities. These factors are intertwined with males and females reproduction success for choosing the right mate and bearing the parental cost involved in the offspring upbringing. (Trivers, 1972, 1985).Animal males from the evolutionary perspectives seek fertile, strong, females as a security for their offspring reproduction. These males’ strategize for their mate choice by advertising their masculinity as men ready for a mate. (Buss & Barnes, 1986; Buss, 1987).The female animals chooses mate base on their sense of security so they prefer males capable to protect and bear the cost of parenting with them.(Trivers,1972).In humans, females prefer wealthy men with high status as mate (Bjorklund & shackleford, 1999; Buss, 1992) whereas males prefer to date young attractive females who considers as fertile with the ability for genes reproduction.
“Until this century [20th], to consume was considered a bad thing” says Jeremy Rifkin an
Discuss the ways in which feminist theories have informed a contemporary understanding of media and gender. Consider at least TWO feminist perspectives in your answer.
Critical Political Economy is theoretically based upon Marx’s concept of base and superstructure, though contemporary understandings of Critical Political Economy have found Marx’s reading as limited. Critical Political Economy is defined as ‘the study of the social relations, particularly the power relations, that mutually constitute the production, distribution, and consumption of resources, including communication resources’ (Mosco, 1996). Whilst media institutions have a social, cultural, and political function they are primarily driven by economic interests. The notion that media and information have developed as commodities and industries has been a sustaining factor in analyses of the Media, resulting in a focus on audiences as units of measure in the economy, resulting in a focus on profits rather than earnestly serving the public. The dual nature of media content is what leads consumers to believe media entities are independent, and thus do not fully believe that by doing something so simple as watching a film, they are falling victim to the ever-present consumer culture in which e...
Darwin observed in animal species that males and females pursued survival through different reproduction strategies. Sexual selection, in animal species, took the form of male-male competition and female mate choice. If one accepts that human behavior is consistent with that found in the animal world, at least at some genetic level, then we might be able to conclude that male behavior has its basis in the genetic need to dominate male rivals with the objective of reproducing for survival. Female behavior would be explained by a survival strategy of seeking and gaining the favor of the dominant male, in order to gain the most resources. (Gaunt,
As our society progresses and advances, the media options that we have available to us will widen. The old and new media that we currently have in our society is a media that alters the way we live our lives through changing our lifestyle, choices, and habits. Our old and new media is something that people are able to use simultaneously, but is it something people are able to do efficiently? This paper will discuss the interrelated use of old and new media specifically looking at social media and textbooks, or learning in general. Many college students like to have social media tabs or outlets open as they study or complete their work. We will take a look at whether having the media tab easily accessibly open aids or deters the studying habits
As media culture continues to help construct our world views and identities, we should be critical of what we consume and who the person/entity behind it
Morley. D, 2005, ‘Theories of Consumption in Media Studies’, in Miller. D, Acknowledging Consumption: A review of new Studies, 2nd edn, Taylor and Francis e-Library, 2005 p. 294
Ott, B. L, & Mack, R. L. (2010). Critical media studies: An introduction. Malden, MA: Wiley-
I chose brief 3 and wanted to make a website and a poster of my artist. I chose brief 3 because i am quite passionate about music since a very small age. I also did the music as my GCSE option in Year 9 which gave me a lot of ideas about the music industry and how things function there. I took these skills and knowledge that I have learnt as an advantage. Also, being fans of various artists and visiting concerts inspired me to use my all-time dream to create my own singer and make it realistic.
"Media do not simply present cultural products for consumption; they provide much of the stuff of every day life through which we construct meaning and organize our existence."--Michael R. Real, Super Media
...ely available and accessible from everywhere. New media has introduced innovative platforms and ways to consume media products, they have been embedded into our social context that we are unaware of the different ways we are constantly relying on technology. This leads us to call for more contemporary studies towards new media audiences for a more in-depth analysis and how they have merged the different contexts of media consumption.
In conclusion, the reason why people are overweight is because of the sugar and artificial products. If they start to eat natural foods instead of man made foods, you will have physical health to the max. If you have good physical health, you get good mental/emotional health. If you have good mental/emotional health, you will have good social health. Finally, if you have good social health, you then go back to good physical health. By having all sides of the triangle, it gives you the best health and will make your life full of happiness. But the reason why people are continuing to buy man made products is because they don’t know the reason why they became overweight. If they realize what they are consuming every day, they could change their view on man made foods and consider eating natural products.
In today's life there are many things that make us eat more when we should not.