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Summer Project: proposal

Media text:  Pain and Gain  Media issue/debate:    Masculinity & the impact of representations on young men Link to Media key concepts (MIGRAIN) - at least THREE: Genre- very linked to a action and crime fiction film that a film that is mainly going to be watched predominately  by men.  Audience- mainly going to have a effect on the audience  such as the way take drugs and always training which makes men want to do the same to be more masculine. representation- young people are nive and are easily influenced.     Wider context - impact of text/topic on society:  Why is your chosen topic important? this is a important topic because more and more young people are starting to take steroids and felling like its something of the norm. on the other it has also effected the younger audience who have idols that are all most likely taking steroids; not admitting to it.  Despite the Dangers of Steroids, Bodybuilders Are Still Tempted, mixed message seems to be that physica

Blog task

Olympics steroids= Russia doping  2016  representation of reality tv- ex on the beach  wonder women- Representation of Women teenagers taking steroids- social media  gun violence- Boys in the Hood 

Media Factsheet 147 - Issues and Debates

1) Write a one-sentence answer to the initial questions in the factsheet: Do fashion magazines contribute to the occurrence of eating disorders?  it called for increasing awareness about eating disorder symptoms and recommended a ban on models younger than 16 walking in fashion shows; this means that magazines do have a major impact of the occurrence of eating disorders as many young women are being influenced from the media of the way they should be looking.  Do games make people behave violently?  Research demonstrates a consistent relation between violent video game use and increases in aggressive behaviour, aggressive cognition and aggressive affect therefore it does have a vital effect on the way people think and will significantly make them much more aggressive  Does advertising work? Overall i believe that good advertising works this will long build a loyal audience who will watch the ad regardless which then will have a long term influence on the individual; on the other