<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In contemporary society, propaganda has a major impact due to the new technologies in the media (satellite television, the Internet) that ensure the rapid and instant transmission of information, thus expanding the audience. The concept of propaganda acts systematically in support of a doctrine, in order to persuade a large mass of individuals. It is generally associated with a negative action, considered to be reprehensible, and this is the consequence of the attempts that various totalitarian regimes have manifested abusively. Basically, propaganda is a conscious communication act with a political and revolutionary character representing a strategy of social influence. The element of difference is misinformation. Thus, this concept can be one of integration and consolidation of the society or, on the contrary, it can be a factor of agitation.</p></abstract>

In contemporary society, propaganda has a major impact due to the new technologies in the media (satellite television, the Internet) that ensure the rapid and instant transmission of information, thus expanding the audience. The concept of propaganda acts systematically in support of a doctrine, in order to persuade a large mass of individuals. It is generally associated with a negative action, considered to be reprehensible, and this is the consequence of the attempts that various totalitarian regimes have manifested abusively. Basically, propaganda is a conscious communication act with a political and revolutionary character representing a strategy of social influence. The element of difference is misinformation. Thus, this concept can be one of integration and consolidation of the society or, on the contrary, it can be a factor of agitation.

The Implications of Propaganda as a Social Influence Strategy

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In contemporary society, propaganda has a major impact due to the new technologies in the media (satellite television, the Internet) that ensure the rapid and...

The Implications of Propaganda as a Social Influence Strategy

Publicado en línea: 31 dic 2018

Páginas: 118 - 125

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bsaft-2018-0015

Palabras clave
Propaganda, misinformation, manipulation, persuasion, strategy, social influence

© 2019 Maria-Lucia Rusu, Ramona Herman, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Implications of Propaganda as a Social Influence Strategy

Publicado en línea: 31 dic 2018

Páginas: 118 - 125

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bsaft-2018-0015

Palabras clavePropaganda, misinformation, manipulation, persuasion, strategy, social influence

© 2019 Maria-Lucia Rusu, Ramona Herman, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
Propaganda, misinformation, manipulation, persuasion, strategy, social influence