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Media and 'The Culture of Fear', 2006.
A review of the book 'The Culture of Fear' by Barry Glassner.
4,433 words (approx. 17.7 pages), 22 sources, MLA, AU$ 168.95
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This paper provides an analysis of Barry Glassner's arguments in his book, 'The Culture of Fear'. According to the paper the book's rationale is to create public awareness about the circumstances surrounding the issue of fear. The paper concludes with a summary of the research and salient findings.
Overview:
Review and Discussion
What are Americans Afraid of Anyway?
Current and Future Trends
Conclusion
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"Certainly, the Internet offers Americans with an alternative source of information from the mainstream media and many are taking advantage of this option; however, the fact remains the most Americans can reasonably be expected to garner the majority of their opinions from the shared experience of national and local media coverage of events that might not be viewed in the same context by the international press or a more subjective analysis. According to Doremus and his colleagues, "The networks are not the only source of news available to the public, so perhaps there is little harm in a shift toward the sensational in network news provided that other, more useful, information sources are available. However, other advertiser-supported news media are no doubt affected by the same market forces as network news" (p. 290). Consequently, it would seem that the media has the American public in its corporate pocket and they are not going to let them out anytime soon."
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"Courtesans" and "The Culture of Fear", 2005.
An analysis of the sociological aspects to "Courtesans" and "The Culture of Fear".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 51.95
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This paper briefly examines the sociological contretemps of Hickman's text, "Courtesans", and Glassner's text, "Culture of Fear". The paper reviews how the former addresses the sociological barriers which kept women in straitened and often unhappy circumstances, and it also looks at the sociological factors which contribute to Americans fearing the wrong things while ignoring those items which matter more.
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"Sociological Aspects to Courtesans and The Culture of Fear In Katie Hickman's Courtesans, the reader is introduced to the sociological realities women faced in eighteenth and nineteenth century society. Predominantly, these women gained fortune and security - if not power - by making themselves sexually available to powerful suitors. In effect, the social mechanism by which they profited was that of prostitution - although it was rarely used in describing them. Their education, their social pretensions and their involvement in the arts are also noteworthy and they are detailed below. Education, the arts, the social pretensions and the native inquisitiveness of these women all played a role in their formation. Sophia Baddeley, for example, received a "genteel" education (Hickman 34); Elizabeth Armistead was born into poverty and there does not appear to be any evidence that she received a "genteel" education (Hickman 83-85)."
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Organizational Culture and Change, 2004.
This paper discusses organizational culture, the personality of the organization, and methods of managing that culture during periods of organizational change.
830 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 42.95
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This paper explains that the culture of the organization, known as corporate culture, can be identified by examining the norms, plans, objectives, and social characteristics, basically everything that makes up the organization. The author defines various types of organizational culture: academy, baseball team, club, military, and fortress cultures. The paper outlines that, to manage change within the organization, the manager should work with the group, confront fear of change, consider the group's perspective, build trust, and be willing to compromise.
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"An excellent example is given in the article: The wave of mergers and acquisitions from the 80s tends to be repeating itself today. Of course, such an acquisition could have meant that there was a chance you will not find yourself in the future of the company. Of course, it wasn?t a necessity, but the stress itself caused by the problem would have certainly diminished your motivation at work, because you would have had to find serious reasons why to keep making a serious effort within a company that you would eventually leave. It seems that the effects manifested themselves not only at work, but also in the family, as well as physiologically."
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Globalization and Local Culture, 2006.
This paper analyzes the phenomenon of globalization and its effect on various local cultures worldwide.
1,729 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 14 sources, MLA, AU$ 80.95
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This paper defines globalization as the name given to the growing connection and dependence experienced by most countries, societies and local cultures in regards to economy, education and technology. The writer of this paper questions whether or not certain cultures should decide to remain individual societies in the face of world globalization. The writer discusses the effects of globalization to the very existence of culture. This paper examines culture and globalization from an anthropological view point while detailing its impact on the village of Ladakh in northern India. The writer contends that the people of Ladakh moved away to the larger cities for better paying jobs while turning away from their village and their sense or responsibility to the community and the land.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Definitions and Background
Hopes and Fears
Integrating Cultures
Trade
Language Change
Conclusion
References Cited
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"The way traditional lands are used is not the only change globalisation brings. Just as the form of change varies, so do the reactions by individual cultures. The way they react is determined by their cultural way of dealing with problems (Cobb 2005:563-574). These different reactions show part of the diversity among differing peoples around the globe. Some cultures choose to incorporate or adapt to forced change. The Trobriand islanders are an excellent example. The British missionaries frowned on the openly sexual and erotic celebrations of the Trobriand people at the conclusion of the yam harvest (Haviland et al. 2006:688). The ethnocentric reaction of the British missionaries was to introduce the game of cricket to replace the traditional celebrations (Haviland et al. 2006:688). Rather than fighting the change or accepting it completely, the Trobriand people incorporated the game into their celebrations and made it uniquely their own (Haviland et al. 2006:689). In this case the forced change did not replace the old ways, but rather, was absorbed into a new syncretic celebration."
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The Impact of Colonization on African Culture, 2002.
Study of the history of European colonization of Africa and the negative impact it has had on African culture and religion.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 102.95
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Since the fifteenth century, when explorers first began to discover Africa's wealth of natural resources, European nations conquered and colonized African territories. The imperialists exploited resources while putting little back into the country in terms of industrial development, health and educational facilities, or stable political systems. Believing their ways superior and fearing cultures and religions they did not understand, they brought missionaries to spread Christianity and rescue Africans from traditional beliefs they considered ignorant and superstitious. As a result of European intervention, with Africans forced to accept Westernization, much of the native religion and culture has been lost forever.
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The Fate of Culture, 2006.
This paper discusses the impact of globalization on culture and citizenship.
1,824 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 84.95
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In this article, the writer notes that globalization in the twenty-first century is having an enormous and obvious impact on the world in both political and economic spheres. The writer further notes that the debate as to whether effects of globalization, politically and economically, will be positive or negative is charged, but is also simplified by the tangibility of both of those spheres. The writer maintains that it is futile to believe that any outcome of the globalization of communications and information will be disastrous and lead to either an American cultural imperialism, or a warring set of resistant cultures. The writer concludes that predictions of extreme and disastrous outcomes of globalization are perhaps, in part, fabrications and paranoia from the political unconscious and maintains that perhaps one feels guilty that one is living and thriving in the boom of globalization and feels responsible for whatever potentially disastrous consequences that proceed from it.
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Introduction
The Fear of Sameness
The Fear of the Other
Hybrids Are Not Just Good Cars
Conclusion
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"The alternative that Benjamin Barber predicts to the McWorld scenario is that of the jihad scenario, or a world of cultural polarization. It would be attributed to a resistance in parts of the world who would resist assimilation into foreign or Western culture and ideas, and its outcomes also wouldn't necessarily be all dangerous. While peoples would be fragmented across cultural lines, it could increase a sense of solidarity and community in those cultures.
"Cultural polarization could also lead to a fear of the other, and lead cultures to feel threatened by one another."
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Lebanese Culture, 2004.
This paper investigates the roles of Lebanese food, clothing, and other objects using a semiotic approach in an attempt to understand more deeply the Lebanese culture.
1,700 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 80.95
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This paper explains that semiotics is the study of people and their culture through evaluating the signs and symbols the culture holds as important. This paper points out that the Lebanese society is divided into numerous sects, separated from each other by recognizable geographical lines of demarcation and, perhaps even more, by fear and suspicion. The paper relates that, in the Lebanese valley of the Bekaa, not far from where Romans venerated the god of wine, Bacchus, Bedouins are busy harvesting grapes for the new vintage of Lebanese wine.
Table of Contents
Introduction to Semiotics
Background Look at Lebanon
Objects
Food Products
Clothing
Conclusion
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"From Paterson, New Jersey, to Cairo, Egypt, a growing number of Islamic-oriented clothing stores and fashion shows are helping to promote a trendier look. Styles are even changing in ultra conservative Iran, where a dress code was imposed after the 1979 Islamic revolution. These days, more and more Iranian women are replacing the chador, the head-to-toe black garment, with headscarves and loose coats and slacks. Ziane Debebu(ph) is the agent for the five Tekbir outlets in Lebanon. He says the modern Muslim woman increasingly wants clothing that reflects her individual personality and tastes, especially here in fashion conscious Beirut."
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Roma Culture and Nursing Intervention, 2001.
A study of the Roma (gypsy) sub-culture in North America, the rejection of modern technology by the elder generation and how this effects medical and nursing intervention.
2,000 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 91.95
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This paper examines the often unknown subculture of Romani ethnic group in North America. The paper shows how the elder generation are very suspicious of modern technology especially anything intrusive and how these fears and suspicions have to be over-come when providing this aging population with health care. The paper examines which cultural barriers exist for providing nursing and medical care to this group.
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"Minorities in the United States are the fastest growing groups of older adults (Wykle). These minority groups have often experienced prejudice, as Wykle says ?many of the older cohorts have faced a life of discriminatory practices, poor health services and culturally incompetent staff who were expected to provide appropriate care.? Because of this they tend to avoid health care and this results in generally poorer health than the general population. These groups are often classed together as minorities because of their dark skin but in fact include various different ethnic groups. One of these groups is the Roma. While commonly known as the Gypsy group, this is not the correct term. The correct terms for the Gypsy is the Roma or the Romani group. It should be noted that the group do not call themselves Gypsy and would likely find it offensive if they were called as such. The correct terms are ?Romani, the adjective; Roma, plural noun; or Rom, singular noun? (Kemp)."
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Globalization and Middle Eastern Culture, 2005.
A discussion on the concept of globalization versus westernization and its influence on Middle Eastern culture.
1,110 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 55.95
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This paper defines globalization and focuses the differences and similarities between the concepts of globalization and westernization. It discusses how it is the identification of westernization with globalization that has created the fear of this proposed interaction in developing countries and in particular the Middle-East.
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"An example of the way that globalization is already having an impact on cultures in the Middle East and other regions of the world is the reduced emphasis on native language and the predominance of English as the universal language. It should be remembered that besides its function as a communicative tool, language is also a repository and a conveyor of cultural traditions. The fear is that traditional languages might die out which will inevitably have a far-reaching affect on cultural heritage and transmission. This fear is express in the following analysis and study."
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Gun Violence and the Media, 2004.
Examines the role of the media in creating a fear of violence in American society.
819 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 42.95
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The need for guns in American society may be directly related to a disproportionate fear of violence. This fear is exacerbated by media reports of violence, not only in the United States, but also around the world. This paper argues that the public concept and related fear of crime becomes disproportionate to the actual occurrence of crime. This, in turn, creates the perception that the public needs to be armed in order to protect people against the many unapprehended criminals. The paper argues that this leads to unnecessary violence, such as accidents, or unforeseen violence, such as children having access to parents? weapons in the home.
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"Ironically, gun violence often starts with the family that bought a gun in order to protect themselves against this very violence. The greatest tragedy is that children are often either the victims or the unknowing perpetrators of this. Of course the media plays a large part here as well. Children are exposed to violence on television, and parents are not always able to supervise what these children see or what they are encouraged to see by school friends."
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Fear, Monsters and Society, 2002.
How the media treats our fears.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 38.95
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This paper discusses how the media features the fears that we have in our life and manifests them to help face those fears through a visual 'push'.
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The Mass-Media Pygmalion, 2006.
This paper studies the complex relationship between consumers and the mass media. Do we create the media, or does the media create us?
1,208 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 60.95
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The author studies the give and take relationship between the media and our society to determine which is the cause and which is the effect. The author continues by showing a connection between the main icons of Western culture and the effects of the media. The fast food industry is highlighted and the author shows the great effects it has had on our trends and ideals, with conformity a notable outcome. After studying the diverse effects of our fast food culture today, the author concludes that only a corrupt society can allow the mass media such power.
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"In the Classical Greco-Roman era, it was believed that Pygmalion, a sculptor, brought Galatea to life. However, today it seems to be a more common belief that Galatea creates Pygmalion. The question of whether members of our society create the media, or if the media influences members of the society to such a degree that it essentially creates the society, is a prominent one in the study of modern anthropology. Pop culture artifacts reveal a great deal about the modern society, including social trends, values, ideals, and more. The relationship between consumers and the mass media is a complex one that may not be simple enough to evaluate as a directional give-and-take diagram. There are many issues relating to social responsibility and the often clashing pursuits of individual wealth and greater good that come to play when discussing popular media, culture, and society."
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Chinese Media Industry, 2004.
A comparison of the Western media to the media industry in China.
1,290 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 15 sources, MLA, AU$ 62.95
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This paper documents the shifts and changes that have shaped the media industry as to societal, political, organizational, or national influences in the formation, governance and processes within the media industry in China. Further, the paper focuses on elements, both in the historical sense and that of the present day, and attempts to determine what influences the political economy of the media industry. The paper examines the theories surrounding the political economy of communication and the culture industry in a theoretical framework. The paper explores the theories of political economy in media communications, while contrasting and comparing the Western media industry with that of the media industry in China.
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"China entered into the World Trade Organization and gave rise to speculations that the world's largest media market might be much more easily accessible to publishers in the international media industry. The market economy in China is making gains however the media industry including the print remains in the governments hands which results in a product that is "forced-fed to all levels of governments offices, at a cost ultimately assumed by the taxpayers" (China Daily 2003) . In fact estimates for the taxes in China's media market are stated to be "16 to 20 billion a year. " (China Daily, 2003) Government spending pays approximately "6 to 10 billion Yuan" of that amount. (China Daily 2003) The media industry in China is under total government control with a very few foreign investors as well as private investors involved on the retail side of business."
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Astral Media, 2005.
This paper discusses Astral Media, one of the major media companies in Canada.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 7 sources, AU$ 167.95
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In this article the writer analyzes the Canadian media company Astral Media. The writer explains that this company is one of the leading media companies in Canada. The writer examines the Astral Media company that owns, among other media properties, television networks and radio stations.
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"Astral Media is one of the leading media companies in Canada, and the company reaches the public by means of a combination of highly targeted media properties in specialty, pay and pay-per-view television, radio, and outdoor advertising. Astral Media is currently the largest operator of English and French-language specialty, pay, and pay-per-view television services. The company owns nineteen network licenses, entirely or in a partnership. The company and its television networks also stand as the largest private sector supporter of Canadian feature films. Astral Media also owns 24 radio stations, including 16 French-language FM stations in Quebec.
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War Coverage, Media Obsession, 2004.
A comparison of traditional media coverage and new media coverage.
1,532 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 73.95
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This paper compares traditional media to new media in an attempt to determine which one is more influential and how they differ in their stories and presentation methods.
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"Media is always biased, less trained, unprepared, and hasty or simply looking for sensationalism and that is the reason why the news that we receive is either insignificant or highly distorted. Apart from the reporting of various events during the recent Iraq War, which I trust were never reported accurately, the media also tried to divert public?s attention from pressing issues to those of minor significance by obsessing over trivial events. That media cannot be fully trusted for accurate account of events became a big issue when the story of Private Jessica Lynch came forth. Newspapers, televisions, local channels, radio stations and even the Internet obsessed over Jessica Lynch and her rescue from Iraqi forces. Almost overnight, she became the most important person in the world- an icon that everyone wanted to know more about. Lynch was presented as an epitome of courage and bravery and it appeared as if the only real purpose of having US force in Iraq was to rescue Jessica Lynch. ?In the fourteen days after her rescue, Lynch drew 919 references in major papers, according to a Nexis search. In that same period, General Tommy Franks, who ran the war, got 639 references, Vice President Dick Cheney 549, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz 389. She stood with the giants.? (Christopher Hanson, 2003)"
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Media Policy in South Africa, 2007.
An analysis of media policy in South Africa and a comparison of media performance standards in Britain, Italy and Germany.
3,606 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 145.95
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This paper explains that one of the main roles of the press in any democracy is that of a public watchdog that is vigilant over government activities on behalf of the people that government serves. The paper focuses on South Africa as a point of reference and refers to the history of South African policy as well as certain European media policy counterparts, in order to gauge standards of media performance.
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Introduction
Media and Democracy
Media Policy in South Africa
External Media Policy
Policy Formulation Aspects
Internal Media Policy
Policy Formulation Aspects
The Gate keeping Function
European Media Policy
United Kingdom Media Policy
Italian Media Policy
German Media Policy
South African Media Policy History
Apartheid Era
After Apartheid
Comparison
Conclusion
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"One of the main roles that the press plays in any democracy is that of a public watchdog that is vigilant over government activities on behalf of the people that government serves (Krimsky, 2000). The media is a fundamental tool in the decision-making of the democratic government in any country. A democracy requires the people of the state to make choices and decisions on a daily basis. This therefore needs to be aided by a media and media environment that allows for objectivity through its content and the journalists and staff of the forms of media themselves. The media needs to inform, without judging (Krimsky, 2000)."
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