Television world versus social reality
What Television world versus social reality means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Heavy viewers converge towards a common outlook often closer to the 'television world'; mainstreaming is a relative tendency, not a claim that all viewers become identical.
Sustained exposure to television shapes viewers' perceptions of social reality, especially the belief that the world is more dangerous than it is.
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