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Media
Theories
By Lewis Howard
Uses and Gratifications
Theory
• Uses and gratifications theory
(UGT) is an approach to
understanding why and how
people actively seek out
specific media to satisfy
specific needs.
• UGT is an audience-centered
approach to understanding
mass communication.
Diverging from other media
effect theories that question
"what does media do to
people?", UGT focuses on
"what do people do with
media?"
Relaxation
Entertainment
Fashion
Inclusion
Affection
Sociability
Escape
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
theory
• Maslow (1943) stated that
people are motivated to
achieve certain needs. When
one need is fulfilled a person
seeks to fullfil the next one,
and so on.

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Media theories

  • 2. Uses and Gratifications Theory • Uses and gratifications theory (UGT) is an approach to understanding why and how people actively seek out specific media to satisfy specific needs. • UGT is an audience-centered approach to understanding mass communication. Diverging from other media effect theories that question "what does media do to people?", UGT focuses on "what do people do with media?" Relaxation Entertainment Fashion Inclusion Affection Sociability Escape
  • 3. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs theory • Maslow (1943) stated that people are motivated to achieve certain needs. When one need is fulfilled a person seeks to fullfil the next one, and so on.