SOCY307 Media and Society
Updated: 28 October 2008| Credit Points | 6 |
| Offering | Not offered in 2009 |
| Online level | Level B - Internet access required |
| Intensive School(s) | None |
| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. |
| Pre-requisites | 12 cp at 100 level in Sociology or Political Science or Communication Studies or Marketing and Management |
| Co-requisites | None |
| Restrictions | POLS203 or POLS303 or SOCY207 |
| Notes | None |
| Combined Units | None |
| Coordinator(s) | To be advised |
| Unit Description |
This unit examines the roles of the media in society. It explores the ways in which media are structured by society and the ways in which society is in turn structured by the media. Students are introduced to theoretical approaches to understanding the media in society, and will become familiar with sociological aspects of shaping opinion through propaganda and other means. Models of social difference and social inequality will be explored in the media context, and special attention is paid to social relations on the Internet. New models of the individual-society relation will also be examined in the contexts of music and talk shows. |
| Materials | Information Unavailable |
| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |