£6.99
A detailed, scaffolded lesson that helps students understand, explain and evaluate critical theorists’ views of the globalisation of popular culture and the media’s role in it. Students explore how global media may benefit powerful groups, promote consumerism and create an illusion of choice, with opportunities to compare critical and pluralist perspectives.
Key terms covered: critical theory, globalisation of popular culture, infotainment, tabloidisation, media conglomerates, media imperialism, cultural imperialism, cultural homogenisation, consumerism and ideology.
Key sociologists covered: Thussu, Marcuse and Sklair, exploring global infotainment, the distracting effects of popular culture and the culture-ideology of consumerism.
Key term sheet for the lesson included
Retrieval starter - keyword bingo revisits terminology from media ownership, globalisation and popular culture to connect prior learning with the lesson.
deeper-thinking tasks encourage students to compare critical and pluralist views of power and consider whether audiences are passive or active.
Teaching to all progress check/ AfL activity
REQUIRES a textbook - ‘SOCIOLOGY For AQA Volume 2’ by Browne, Blundell & Law.
INCLUDES A 10-MARK EXAM QUESTION
ANSWERS TO THE MAIN ACTIVITIES
RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THE PPT
£6.99
A detailed, scaffolded lesson that helps students understand, explain and evaluate critical theorists’ views of the globalisation of popular culture and the media’s role in it. Students explore how global media may benefit powerful groups, promote consumerism and create an illusion of choice, with opportunities to compare critical and pluralist perspectives.
Key terms covered: critical theory, globalisation of popular culture, infotainment, tabloidisation, media conglomerates, media imperialism, cultural imperialism, cultural homogenisation, consumerism and ideology.
Key sociologists covered: Thussu, Marcuse and Sklair, exploring global infotainment, the distracting effects of popular culture and the culture-ideology of consumerism.
Key term sheet for the lesson included
Retrieval starter - keyword bingo revisits terminology from media ownership, globalisation and popular culture to connect prior learning with the lesson.
deeper-thinking tasks encourage students to compare critical and pluralist views of power and consider whether audiences are passive or active.
Teaching to all progress check/ AfL activity
REQUIRES a textbook - ‘SOCIOLOGY For AQA Volume 2’ by Browne, Blundell & Law.
INCLUDES A 10-MARK EXAM QUESTION
ANSWERS TO THE MAIN ACTIVITIES
RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THE PPT
