Yet this theory also implies that too many are sheep to the opinions of there piers Another approach highlights that the media, in particular television is a substitute for people who lack certain aspects of a healthy social life, this is not to imply that everyone who watches soap operas are people with no life of their own. ... A simple and obvious aspect of the increase in the daily consumption of the media is the birth of a mass of people becoming 'couch potatoes'. ... It could be assumed that these people would be more susceptible to the fads, fashions and ideologies which a...

• Word Count: 1536
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I think Peter showed some sign of cultural competence because he made attempts to talk to the people that were from Fuling. ... He would oftentimes talk to dozens of people about things such as books or poetry and while they learned about him he would also learn more about the culture and the people there. ... Everyone in the class became silent and put their heads down because Peter didn't know it wasn't acceptable to talk about peoples blemishes. ... Peter later figured out that the reason that many people there don't point out a pickpocketer is because many people believe tha...

• Word Count: 1732
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

From topics on health, beauty, cars, hair, music, sports, and video games to topics of entertainment, lifestyles, computers, and foreign travel destinations, she becomes unsure of what topic interests her the most. ... These are put here to accommodate the articles as well as for those people who see things visually through pictures. ... A state wide magazine requires things such as an entire staff of sales and production people. ... A money making magazine is not only a common cause that a group of people, with many different jobs, work towards, but an environment where these certain pe...

• Word Count: 1468
• Approx Pages: 6

Since consumer culture has influenced people to value possessions more then people, its harder to find people who will love her. She goes to support groups because "when people think your dying they really listen to you instead of waiting for their turn to speak." ... He doesn't care about how people died while driving the cars he sells. ... Usually people don't buy things they never heard of. ... They are the sorts of products that appeal to sports fans. ...

• Word Count: 1981
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Examples of these attractions were cakewalks, music, sports, and dancing. ... People on the island varied differently from individuals in other parts of the country. ... People came for the excitement of something different, to experience something that they hadn't before. ... People would meet, and sometimes get married right on the spot; something very uncommon in cities. ... Changes in technology urged people, and changed the way the world functioned. ...

• Word Count: 1448
• Approx Pages: 6