Mass Media Manufacture Crime in Order to Appeal to Young Audiences

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Mass media manufacture crime in order to appeal to young audiences Mass media has an impact on today’s society video games, film, music, reality TV, soaps are forms of media which interest and draw in young audiences. in my essay I will explore and view several theories put forward by social theorists such as Merton’s strain theory, Mass society theory and look into the works of Mike Presdee’s carnival of crime and how that relates to young individuals and the Jeff Ferall’s Cultural criminology. I am going to focus heavily on what causes young audiences to imitate actions displayed in media sources why young people find them to be so appealing. Why they play to certain types of video games which others might find frightening and offensive what affects and control the media has on young individuals and how they interpret the story, I will then view my discussed theory’s and authors in a conclusion The first theory I will begin my essay with is Robert Merton’s advanced strain theory/ anomie. Merton stated that the strain theory was a way that individuals had developed a strain in society, certain individuals that lack the formality to gain goals or gain money and develop a particular status. Merton also stated that forms of media had heavy effects creating negative pressures on these individuals in particular it was stated that the advertisement industry was a significant cause, they are advertising and promoting elements of success and sense of achievement this therefore creating a negative impact on individuals causing them to gain what they want through the means of committing criminal acts. I can relate this theory to how young individuals might play video games. Some young individuals might play video games to escape reality and spend a few hours entertaining themselves through forms of playing games. There are many different genres of games that appeal to
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