Key points from the lecture about the media

• confusing reality and fantasy
• people don't want to see reality on tv - they want fantasy
• more men on tv, only 38% were women
• men can solve problems, don't need help, money, better jobs
• women are represented as looking for a relationship
• Americans watch 30 hours of tv a week
• Easy to find rich people on tv shows - this does not represent reality
• Occupations and economical status does not represent the reality
• 1/3 of people on tv have professional jobs but in reality 11%
• more than 50% of people on tv are seen as wealthy
• the reality is that it is lower
• compared tv to a product - a marketing tool
• stereotypes - easy and quick to recognise so people identify with them
• Like tv for entertainment purposes