Some people feel that the media influences social behavior, while others feel it simply mirrors it. Discuss both points of view and give your opinion.

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Few people believe that social
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behavior
manner of acting or controlling yourself
behaviour
is affected by
media
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the media
, while others think it simply reflects it. The essay will
firstly
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discuss how it influences social
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behavior
manner of acting or controlling yourself
behaviour
of
people
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people, then
then
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secondly
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if it only mirrors it
.
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In my opinion, media
affects
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affect
social
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behavior
manner of acting or controlling yourself
behaviour
of people as well as mirrors it. Things which are shown in
media
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the media
are imitated by
people whether
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people, whether
good or bad.
This
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kind of exposure is not good in some cases.
For example
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,
bad
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the bad behaviour
bad behaviour
behavior
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of people shown on TV
shows etc
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shows, etc.
shows etc.
is for entertainment
purpose but
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purpose, but
some people inculcate
such
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behavior
manner of acting or controlling yourself
behaviour
in
thier
of them or themselves
their
real life which make them socially bad. Another example is reality shows
,
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,
they can change the way public behave as they have a lot of drama
,
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,
people might try to adapt that in day to day life with
thier
of them or themselves
their
own family and friends.
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However in
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However, in
other cases there is
also
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good influence of media on
social
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the social behaviour
social behaviour
behavior
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of people. Like, watching good programs improves
social
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the social behaviour
social behaviour
behavior
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of people.
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Also another
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Also, another
topic which affects social
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behavior
manner of acting or controlling yourself
behaviour
of people is social media. It has resulted in a lot of negative impact on
few people's mind
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a few people's minds
few people's minds
.
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They feel a constant need to be in a competition with others which is a negative thing. Sometimes they forget to enjoy the moment itself in order to present it through photos and videos properly on social media. Social media
also
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mirrors
social
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the social behaviour
social behaviour
behavior
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of
people
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people, for
for instance
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crime shows which reflects
peoples
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people's
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behavior
manner of acting or controlling yourself
behaviour
behaviours
and indeed helps in creating awareness
.
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In
conclusion I
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conclusion, I
think that media affects as well as reflects
social
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the social behaviour
social behaviour
behavior
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of people. Too much bad media can affect social
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behavior
manner of acting or controlling yourself
behaviour
negatively.

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