What Are Media and How Do They Affect Our Values

question 31

Essay

What are media and how do they affect our values and norms in the United States?

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Definitions:

Holocaust

a genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany, aided by its collaborators, systematically murdered approximately six million Jews, alongside millions of others including Romani people, Soviet civilians, Polish and Soviet prisoners of war, and people with disabilities.

Stanley Milgram

An American social psychologist known for his research on obedience, demonstrating the power of authority in compelling people to go against their personal ethics.

Phillip Zimbardo

An American psychologist known for his research on social psychology, notably the Stanford prison experiment which illustrated how social situations can influence human behavior.

Solomon Asch

A psychologist best known for his research on social conformity, demonstrating how group pressure could influence an individual to conform.