cultivation theory

What are the main points of the cultivation theory? Use examples and diagrams to illustrate your points.

Find examples of how the cultivation theory can be applied to the representation of age.

The cultivation theory is when the TV changes the audiences attitudes and behaviour of the world its self. It insist that the media is responsible of what we think of realty itself. 

There are two categories that are made from the cultivation theory. 

1) Heavy viewers who watch TV for four or more hours daily  
2) Light viewers who watch TV for two hours or less daily

The amount of violence that is being portrayed in the media during prime time TV contained 80% of violent material. 

The heavy viewers would see the world as more a dangerous place because of the media taking a big part in their life. 

By watching more TV it is more of a chance that the heavy views will become more racist, more materialistic, more violent and unaware on what reality and television