Audience theory examines how audiences are constructed and how they interact with media texts. Audiences can be broken down into subgroups based on demographics like age, gender, ethnicity, and social class. Media texts often target 18+ white males as they are the largest demographic group and have more disposable income. Audiences access media texts through various means like websites, magazines, movies, and streaming services. The motivation for audiences engaging with media texts can be explained by uses and gratification theory, as people use media to learn about society and for social interaction. Media texts can influence audiences both positively by informing and educating, and negatively by creating unrealistic social constructs and expectations.