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Class 11, Language Development, Unit 3 Media and Society

 

Class 11, Language Development, Unit 3 Media and Society


Unit -3

Media and Society

 “The death of a billionaire is worth more to the media than the lives of a billion poor people.”-Mokokoma Mokhonoana

 Mokokoma Mokhonoana | Social Criticism, Philosophy, Humor, Comedy

He was born, bred, and is based, within the borders of some figment called South Africa. Born in: South Africa
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Mokokoma Mokhonoana is a philosopher, a social critic, a graphic designer, a writer of thought-provoking aphorisms, essays, and books, a satirist, and an iconoclast. Mokokoma studies human beings, and after some of his observations, he either writes or draws. He shares his observations through aphorisms, essays, books, and cartoons.

Social Media: Its Influence and Control over People’s Life

(A Text by Aulia maharani Karli)

a)     What does each icon in the box mean?

b)     Do you have a face book or Twitter account?

c)     Do you think social media can have influence in the society? How?

 

Glossary:

Blog - a regularly updated website or web pages run by individual or group in a communicative way,

Social Media: social media is a collective term for websites and applications which focus on communication, community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration. Forums, micro blogging, social networking, social bookmarking, social curation, and wikis are among the different types of social media.

Distracted: diverted

Strategy: a plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim.

Forum: An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.

Disappointment: sadness or displeasure caused by the non-fulfillment of one's hopes or expectations.

Administration: the management of public affairs; government.

Management: the administration of an organization

Material loss: physical loss of property

Replacement: something that you use instead of something else

Clarification: the action of making a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible

Immaterial losses: moral damage

Detained: held/kept in or as if in custody

Inspection: careful examination or scrutiny

Verification process: the process of establishing the truth, accuracy, or validity of something.

Convicted: having been declared guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge

Violating: to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc

ICT: Information and Communication Technology

Rapidly: in a fast or sudden way

Justify: clarify

Amercement: a fine

Approached:  way of dealing with a situation or problem

Charity: generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy or suffering

Extremely: in an extreme manner

Spread: growth or increase that causes something to cover a larger area, affect a larger number of people, etc

 

Ways with Words:

A.    Find the words from the text that have the following meanings.

a.      A personal or corporate website- blog

b.     A job requiring expertise in a particular field- profession

c.      A feeling of sadness- disappointment

d.     Put under custody- detained

e.      Found guilty- convicted

f.      Breaking or disregarding rules of system-violating

g.     Advantages and disadvantages- pros and cons

h.     A non-statutory monetary penalty- amercement

B.    Study the underlined phrases in the following sentences.

a.      Think about

b.     Listen to

 

 

Comprehension:

A.    Fill in the gaps with appropriate words/phrases from the text.

a.      People are using social media for individual as well as business purposes.

b.     Social media is not only a platform of sharing views, but also a platform of receiving information.

c.      The hospital wanted Prita to pay Rp. 100 million for material losses.

d.     Some singers organized charity concerts to help Prita.

e.      The campaign to help Prita was able to collect Rp.825 million.

 

 

 

B.    Answer these questions.

a.     How do you define social media?

Social media is a collective term for websites and applications which focus on communication, community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration.

 

b.     Social media has been an integral part of modern life. How?

It has been an integral part of modern life because we can communicate with people easily, get entertainment and read news around the world with the help of social media. Beside these we can share our views, articles, pictures and videos on varieties of topics and even we find job and hire other. All these things look easier and feel easier to do with social media.

 

c.      Why do people use Facebook and YouTube?

People use Facebook to be connected with friends, relatives and other people and to share their status either texts, pictures or vides to the general public, friends, relatives and get information about different things through the publicized posts. And people use YouTube to get entertainment watching different songs and videos, movies, news, as well as tutorials of different things. Students can learn on YouTube, and some problems can also be solved by watching tutorials.

 

d.     What is a blog? How can it be beneficial to us?

A blog is a regularly updated website or web pages run by individual or group of people in a communicative way. It can be beneficial to us because we get different information through blogs as well as we can share our ideas, photos, and videos.

 

e.      Was Prita’s intention bad when she sent a message to her friends?

No, Prita’s intention was not bad when she sent a message to her friends. Actually she was just tried to remind her friends to be more selective in choosing the hospital and to be more careful in accepting many kinds of services.

 

f.      How did Prita’s message become a big problem?

Her massage became a big problem because her friend shared it to a website and so many people read and commented about the bad news about the hospital.

 

g.     Why was she convicted by the court?

She was convicted by the court because after the inspection and verification process, the court found her to be guilty for violating the law using Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

 

h.     What was the purpose of the campaign, “Bantu Bebaskan Prita”?

The purpose of the campaign, ‘Bantu Bebaskan Prita” or “Help free Prita” is to collect funds to pay off the amercement she was charged by the hospital to fulfill its material and immaterial losses caused by her message sent to her friends about the services the hospital provided in Jakarta.

 

i.       How are people stronger that social media?

People are stronger than social media because they can easily think before they act and think before they speak. Or in other words people have conscience to think before they act and speak something.

 

Critical Thinking

a.     Does a social medium have positive impact in the society? Discuss.

As we know social media is a collective term for websites and applications which focus on communication, community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration with the help of internet connection. It has both negative and positive impacts on different sectors such as society, education, business & marketing, medical, agriculture, banking, share market and so on. Here we are focusing on the positive impact of social media in the society though it has some negative impact too. The access of social media has made the entire world as a global village. We can connect with the people living in any part of the world. We can easily be connected to different people and share our information. People get financial and moral supports getting connected with a large number of people. People run different campaigns to help needy people. We have heard the news of some people changing their lives after getting supports form others through social media. It is also helping to get news updates on varieties of issues within and across the world. Some social activists also get support and encouragements for their social works. The support from people encourages them to be more dedicated in social works and they become more and more popular. People can share their culture, religion, tradition through social media and it creates respect to each other’s language, culture, and tradition.

 

 

b.     How do you compare virtual communication and face-to-face communication?

Virtual communication is a type of communication that includes the use of social networking sites that allow audio and video call facility to communicate with people who are not physically present in front of us. People can be in the next room, other floor, in neighborhood or even miles away but can be heard and seen each other. Face-to-face communication means talking with people present close to each other physically. In this conversation, participants can see and hear each other.

 

Critical Thinking

a)     There are different schools of thoughts regarding the social medial. Some people see the benefits, while other see problems in them. What are you observation? Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the social media given your position in it.

In the past decade there is an excessive use of social media.  Especially Facebook and Twitter have grown much faster and captured millions of users in just a few years. The way technology is growing, it is obvious that more and more people are going to grasp its benefits. It has brought a lot of advantages for the society. From progressed nations to under-developed countries, every nation is utilizing the power of social media to enhance life and use it for the bitterness of the people. Through to social media people around world have connectivity, students and educators and using it in studying and teaching respectively. We get help from a large group of community in any issue, it helps us to update with current affairs and news, we can promote our brand and business, helps to collect fund for social services, helps to aware people on various issues, helps to improve business skills, and helps to fight against crimes, and so on.

However, on the other hand it has also affected the society in the negative way. Most of the people have become victim of cyber bullying such as spreading scam and fake news creating fake account. Personal data and privacy are hacked easily. Making us addicted to it, our personal life is distracted. People are cheated and victimized of different social crimes. People are cheating and cheated in relationship. It has caused suicides because of harassment and blackmailing.

Just like anything which can be used for both good and bad, social media have also provided the negative and positive ways for the people. It is all about the usage and getting things done positively by using the power of social media. It is in the hands of the user to use to its advantage. But willingly or unwillingly it can still have negative impacts on the users. In my case I am quite satisfied with the use of such social Medias. I am able to connect with different people as well as I have an opportunity to identify me who I am. I also get news updates and references for my profession to develop my career. I am using it positively for my personal and social development.

b)    What is cyber bullying? What are its effects? How can it be stopped?

Cyber bullying is the act of harassment in the form of digital media or devices. It is a modern term for maltreatment, which emerged with the rise of the internet and mobile devices. Cyber bullying takes place on digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets. It can take the form of texts through SMSes, online chat forums, social networking sites and gaming forums. Acts such as posting, sending or sharing negative content that is harmful, mean or obscene, defines cyber bullying. Cyber bullying can also take the form of some illegal physical activities and unlawful behavior. The internet is the place where cyber bullying is most common. Social media sites like Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram, to name a few are the most common sites for cyber bullying.

 

Cyber bullying leads to the increase of stress along with this it increased the anger in a person. People used to feel frustrated. Sometimes they have to suffer depression and because of this, they will start favoring isolation as most of the time they do by including harmful activities like drugs and alcohol. Most of the victims of cyber bullying feel alone as they have a fear of sharing the information they have feared to talk with a stranger. The victims used to fight and hurt themselves. Students who are suffering from cyber bullying are not interested to attend the classes as they don’t feel comfortable because of the embarrassment and humiliation between their fellow students which results to give a negative impact on their results. Sometimes apart from the mental and physical effects, the effects of cyber bullying can ruin the health of the victim. He might get ill or may suffer from diseases like headache depression and sometimes by skipping meals may go through stomach problems and other diseases. Sometimes because of the high effect of cyber bullying a victim can also attempt suicide and some people who can’t tolerate this type of situation feel like the best option to end all the problems is suicide.

 

Cyber bullying is a serious issue as it is very difficult for the person who is suffering from it. Now it’s the duty of that person who is going through this situation to know how to handle it up by sharing the problem with their close ones. Victims must be identified and family members should support them. Teachers should give awareness to the students about cyber bullying and other negative effects of social media and students should feel free to consult their teacher and parents. There are various laws established in the country because the increase in cybercrime country has launched many laws, rules and regulations. The rules are designed to protect the victim and keep the case information confidential and there are different government awareness programs which aware people about cyber bullying and people must cooperate and support the victims who are suffering through this situation.

 

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