How does mediatization of our present worlds affect our lives?

Abstract. Through the appropriation of new media people can extend their capabilities as autonomous human beings. At the same time, however, mediatization means that new forms of social and technological dependence emerge, accompanied by experiences of frustration, stress, and anxiety.

What is the difference between mediation and mediatization?

Mediatization: How media spreads to, becomes intertwined with and influences other fields or social institutions, such as politics, war, and religion. Mediation: The use of media for the communication of meaning.

How does media affect culture and society?

Culture in the developed world is spread through mass media channels. Just as society forms and is formed in part by messages in the mass media, so it goes with culture. Cultural products and their popularity can influence which media channels people prefer.

What does Mediatize mean?

Definition of mediatize transitive verb. 1 : to bring (a prince or state) down to the rank of mediate vassal from that of immediate vassal of the Holy Roman Empire : annex (a state) to another a mediatized prince— Cyril Connolly. 2 : to put into a middle or intermediate position : make instrumental or subordinate.

Why is the globalized mass media not a window on the world?

Because of cultural differences, globalization of media follows a model unlike that of the globalization of other products. On the most basic level, much of media is language and culture based and, as such, does not necessarily translate well to foreign countries.

What is mediatization according to Jansson?

Jansson (2002) takes his starting point in the general mediatization of contemporary culture, which he describes as “the process through which mediated cultural products have gained importance as cultural referents and hence contribute to the development and maintenance of cultural communities.