IMPORTANT ARE MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS IN COGNITIVE THEORIES? How the world around us is represented mentally is the corner stone of cognitive architectures. It facilitates understanding of information received and perceived from our environment. The storage and retrieval of knowledge would be impossible without mental representations. Mental representations are the way in which we create copies’ of the real things around us‚ which we perceive. A description of a representation is a symbol‚ sign
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‘Interactivity’ in New Media Theory. What are some of the problems with the concept of ‘interactivity’ as used in relation to new media threory? Interactivity has had a long standing presence in the study of media. In its original form interaction in society was on a face-to-face level. With the advancement of communication technologies‚ whole new forms of interactions have been created thus altering the structure of societies and the way they are analysed in the context of new media. This essay will
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Inter American University of Puerto Rico Metro Campus Cultural Theory: Summary of: Althusser’s Concept of Ideology Louis Althusser builds on the work of Jacques Lacan to understand the way ideology functions in society. He thus moves away from the Marxist understanding of ideology. In earlier model‚ ideology was believe to create what was termed “false consciousness”‚ a false understanding of the way the world functioned. (For example the suppressions of the fact that the products were
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Definition of Ideology: Science of ideas‚ visionary speculations‚ and manner of thinking‚ characteristic of a class or individual‚ ideas on the basis of some economic‚ social or political theory or system is called Ideology. It contains those ideals‚ which a nation strives to accomplish in order to bring stability to its nationhood. Defining ideology‚ George Lewis say‚ “Ideology is a plan or program which is based upon philosophy” Ideology of Pakistan: Pakistan is an ideological state
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1) Meaning of Ideology: Ideology means a closely organized system of beliefs‚ values‚ and ideas forming the basis of a social‚ economic‚ or political philosophy or program. It contains those ideas that a nation strives to accomplish in order to bring strength to its nationhood. 2) The Base of Pakistani Ideology: The Pakistani ideology is based on the Islamic ideology‚ which is quite obvious given the real reasons for the partition of the now Pakistan and India. The real
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Ideology is a highly contested phenomenon used in politics‚ social science and philosophical discourse. Heywood (2003‚ p12) defines ideology as ‘a more or less coherent set of ideas that provides the basis for organised political action whether this is intended to preserve‚ modify or overthrow the existing system of power.’ According to Freeden (2003) we are all ideologists in the sense that we prescribe to certain political views in our environment. He goes on to say that ideologies are competing
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Ideologies of Welfare For hundreds of years the health and general wellbeing of people and their families have suffered due to the difficulties that social policy and welfare provision has been continuously faced with as a result of the persistence of poverty. This essay will explain and discuss the ideologies of the major political parties‚ how they have influenced the development of welfare and the effects they have had on social policies and social care provisions. It will explain how these ideologies
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In “Hunger as Ideology” Susan Bordo observes closely women and their constant obsession with weight control and the gender ideologies present in the food advertisment. Girls learn at a young age that being slim is beautiful and they start thinking about tricks on how to achieve that beauty. Media knows that women like “control “and commercials use this word a lot‚ appealing to an audience who feels this lack of control‚ teaching them that one easy way to get what you want is using your
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Misbah Shoaib What is the role of media in a democracy? Media plays a crucial role in shaping a healthy democracy. It is the backbone of a democracy. Media makes us aware of various social‚ political and economical activities happening around the world. It is like a mirror‚ which shows us or strives to show us the bare truth and harsh realities of life. But that is only the case if money isn’t involved. Media plays a huge role in forming and giving characters and specific traits to a country’s
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‘No you move’” (Straczynski) This quote is a quote by the well known superhero‚ Captain America. The superhero representation of America wouldn’t give hope to people of every age if Marvel wasn’t created. In 1939‚ the company Marvel was created by Martin Goodman.
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