Question

CHOOSE TWO DRUGS AND PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE OF A DEPICTION OF BOTH DRUGS IN POPULAR MEDIA. DISCUSS WHAT CULTURAL IMPACTS THE MEDIA DEPICTION MIGHT HAVE. TALK ABOUT THE SOCIAL FORCES WHICH SHAPE SUCH A DEPICTION AND HOW SUCH A DEPICTION ALSO SHAPES SOCIAL REALITY IN THE FORM OF POPULAR OPINION AND EVEN POLICY.

Answer 1

CHOOSE TWO DRUGS AND PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE OF A DEPICTION OF BOTH DRUGS IN POPULAR MEDIA.

1. Aspirin

It is also known as acetylsalicylic acid, mainly used to relieve pain , fever and inflammation. It also act as a blood thinner to prevent clots .

In popular media, aspirin depicted as a wonder drugs that has numerous health benefits.

It considered as a miracle drug since even doctors used to instruct us by saying 'if you have fever, headache and muscle pain ? Take two aspirin and talk to me in the morning'.

2. Cosine

It a drug which is used worldwide to relieve diarrhea,pain and coughing.

Mainly it is used to treat mild to moderate pain levels.it is even useful in patients with cancer and head injuries. Hence it is all over in the social media due it's benefits on health.

2. DISCUSS WHAT CULTURAL IMPACTS THE MEDIA DEPICTION MIGHT HAVE

The main impacts are

• Espoused collectivism
• Power distance
• Musculinity influence

Cultural determinants are usually associated with media deception. Different backgrounds are impacted by it in different ways, however deception mustn't be polarising and marginalising of a particular population or culture or race under no circumstances.

TALK ABOUT THE SOCIAL FORCES WHICH SHAPE SUCH A DEPICTION AND HOW SUCH A DEPICTION ALSO SHAPES SOCIAL REALITY IN THE FORM OF POPULAR OPINION AND EVEN POLICY.

Social forces has a role in moulding deceptions in society. Like propaganda, camouflage, concealment, distractions and so on.

It also shapes social reality in the form of popular opinion and even policy by varying subjective implications, mystification and so on.