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Social Values in Media Texts - Key Terms

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Media Texts and Social Values - key terms including absolute, relative, dominant, traditional, emerging, oppositional, discourse, challenge

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An absolute value
Is the law
Doesn't tend to change over time
Is important to the smooth running of society
Is enforced by the Church
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Consensus does not equal
Values
Variables
Opinion
Fact
3
What is a value?
My opinion
A thing based on facts
The price of a thing
A principle, standard or quality
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An emerging value
is growing in popularity
never becomes dominant
is always good
is combining with other values
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A dominant value
Is held by most members of a society
Is bigger
Is fixed
Is more important than the others
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Media texts cannot be totally divorced from social values because
they are about values
they are beyond important
they are a product of their society
they are made by members of the society
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An oppositional value
Is bad
directly opposes a dominant value
Is held by the Opposition in Parliament
Is often naughty
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Much of a society's discourse on values can take place in
Books
TV shows
Films
Magazines
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A traditional value
Is old fashioned
is a value handed down
Is good
Goes from one generation to the next
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A relative value
Can be changed through social discourse
Depends on where you sit
Can change over time
Belongs to your relatives
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Discourse is
the frequency of a topic being discussed
the discussion of values
this course
the way a discussion moves
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Media texts can challenge social values by
using strong language and violence
representing them in a negative way
wearing ugly clothing
showing an opposing value in a positive way