audience theory 2

Bandura: Social learning theory
Albert Bandura’s social learning theory came from an influential psychology study involving a bobo doll and children’s behaviour after observing violent acts. 

Social learning theory suggests people learn from one another, via observation, imitation, and modeling.

1) Social learning theory has been criticised for simplifying the causes of violence in society. Do you think the media is responsible for anti-social behaviour and violence?

The media is responsible for anti-social behaviour as the media can influence people to do things as it creates opinion for them for different things.
2) How is social learning theory relevant in the digital age? Are young people now learning behaviour from social media and the internet? Give examples.

The theory is relevant in the digital age because people look at things and watch things which can be promoting people to do things which are not right like video games for example GTA 5 which is a very violent game with guns and has things related to drugs which can influence people to do things which are not seen right inn the society.

3) Research five examples of moral panic from the last 50 years. To what extent was the media responsible for these moral panics? Was the concern in society justified? How have things changed as a result of these moral panics?
Ebola
knife crime in London
Islamophobia
Donald trump being the president
terrorist attacks

4) Read this introduction to an academic paper on technopanics. What examples are given of techno panics that create fear in society?

1. child safety
2. digital privacy
3. cyber security

5) How does the author suggest that techno panics should be addressed - rather than through government regulation?

They should be addressed rather than through government regulation because the government doesn't cover both the economic and culture opinion and makes everything seem like a debate between political parties.

6) Do you think the internet should be regulated? Should the government try and control what we can access online?

The internet should not be regulated and the government should not have any control over what you are doing as government should let the person have its privacy and should never restrict anyone with the age because the person should have the full right over what they want to do.

7) Apply Gerber's cultivation theory to new and digital media. Is the internet creating a fearful population? Are we becoming desensitised to online threats, trolling and abuse? 

The internet is creating fearful population because people are scared to do anything publicity as they can be recorded by people and that can get viral in social media.Therefore online trolling and abuse has made a lot of people be very nervous in doing anything publicly 

8) Is heavy internet use something we should be worried about in society? How would you define 'heavy internet use'?  
heavy internet use can be for other reasons than the social media but if heavy internet  can make people's life hard as they will be very used to it and it can also make it very hard for them to socialise in real life than the internet.