Chapter 1: Social Issues

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Chapter 1: Social issues

afbeelding:

Thomas de Luze https://unsplash.com/photos/l-p8mZ-6h2Y

The spread of fake news should be criminalised

The spread of fake news should be criminalised

agree

disagree

Learning goals

• I understand what a social issue is 
• I understand how communication works
• I recognise fake news as a social issue
• I know what sociobesity is and why it is a social issue
• I know about the different theories about how much social media influences us

1.1: What is a social issue?

Social issues

• Many actors
• Different values and/or interests
• Media
• Can't be solved by an individual

Actors

People or organizations that are involved in or influenced by social issues.

Which social issue

 can you think of?

Which social issue
can you think of?

Social issue or individual issue?
neighbour quarrel

Social issue or individual issue?

neighbour quarrel

Social issue

Individual issue

Social issue or individual issue
climate change

Social issue or individual issue? 

climate change

Social issue

Individual issue

Values and interests

Value: something that is import to you

Interest: something that is a benefit to someone or a group

Value

Interest

Honesty

Money

Power

Safety

Which actors are involved and what are their values and/or interests?

Which actors are involved and what are their values and/or interests?

1.2: Social media

Afbeelding: 

Dole777

https://unsplash.com/photos/EQSPI11rf68

What are ways of

communicating

ways of
communicating

Communication

• sender and receiver
• medium (transferer of information)
• direct or indirect (intermediate steps)
• doesn't always go right: interference

Do you have an example of a situation where communication went wrong?

Do you have an example of a situation where communication went wrong?

Mass medium

• Communication with the goal to reach as many people as possible
• e.g. social media

What are the advantages and the disadvantages of social media?

What are the advantages of social media?

Social media makes our lives better

Social media makes our lives better

Agree

Disagree

1.3: Reliability of sources

Afbeelding:

Utsav Srestha

https://unsplash.com/photos/HeNrEdA4Zp4

  What do you know about fake news?

fake news

Fake news

Fake news: news that doesn't tell the whole truth

Truth: what really happened, the facts

Trustworthy sources

• Fact check
• Objective vs. subjective
• Let all sides of the story be heard

Objective

• stating facts
• describing situations
• without an opinion

Subjective

• giving an interpretation of the facts
• discribing situations while giving an opinion

Try yourself: is this headline fake or real?
Nasa is installing internet on the moon

Try yourself: is this headline fake or real?

Nasa is installing internet on the moon

1. Fake
2. Real

For the whole quiz: https://www.theguardian.com/newswise/2021/feb/04/fake-or-real-headlines-quiz-newswise-2021

Try yourself: is this headline fake or real?
A university banned the use of capital letters to avoid scaring students

Try yourself: is this headline fake or real?

A university banned the use of capital letters to avoid scaring students

1. Fake
2. Real

1.4: Sociobesity: your problem or a social problem?

How much time do you spend on your mobile per day?

How much time do you spend on your mobile per day?

Sociobesity

Describes people who use social media far too often.

How do you think social media effects friendships?

How do you think social media effects friendships?

Personal data

• Companies want to make profit
• Specific ads based on your interests
• Privacy no priority
• Solution: governement intervention?

Is it okay for companies to make a profit while
possibly putting people’s health at risk?

Is it okay for companies to make a profit while

possibly putting people’s health at risk?

yes

no

Have you ever had FOMO in your life?

Have you ever had FOMO in your life?

yes

no

1.5: Influence of social media

Afbeelding:

Marvin Meyer

https://unsplash.com/photos/SYTO3xs06fU

Do you think media has an influence on you?

Do you think media has an (*big) influence on you?

yes

no

Problems of sociobesity

• Bad sleep
• Polarisation
• Loneliness 

Theories

• Cultivation theory
• Multi-step-flow theory
• Agenda theory

Which theory did you see in the video?

Which theory did you see in the video?

1. cultivation theory
2. multi-step-flow theory
3. agenda theory

Why is this an example of the cultivation theory?

Why is this an example of the cultivation theory?

Why is this an example of the cultivation theory?

How does the agenda theory differ from the other theories?

Everyone should be educated on how to use social media

Everyone should be educated on how to use social media

agree

disagree

What have you learnt in this lecture?

What have you learnt in this lecture?

What do you still find difficult?

What do you still find difficult?

Learning goals

• I understand what a social issue is
  
• I understand how communication works
  
• I recognise fake news as a social issue
  
• I know what sociobesity is and why it is a social issue
• I know about the different theories about how much social media influences us

End of chapter 1: Social issues