Manufacturing consensus refers to the process of power using various means to align the public’s consciousness with mainstream ideology. Also known as manufacturing consensus.
Examples
If you were a business manager, what would you think when you saw the employees on the workstation looking listless? What you’re probably thinking is: Why don’t they work hard? This phenomenon is referred to as “yield limitation” in academia, and there are various explanations for it. However, in the eyes of a qualified sociologist, this question may have to be asked in reverse: why should workers work hard? What makes workers let go of their free and leisurely lives, immerse themselves in a tense and exhausted work state, and sometimes even enjoy it?
There are two common answers: “incentivizers” believe that workers work hard because companies offer them “efficiency wages” that are higher than market prices, which motivates them to actively perform in order to stay in their positions; The “coercive faction” believes that workers work hard to survive, and if they lose their jobs due to disobedience to company orders, it will actually endanger their own lives.
Two answers, seemingly one positive energy and one negative energy, actually speak of the same thing: firstly, both believe that the objective “economic rationality” determines workers’ behavior, that is, workers work hard for income; Secondly, it is believed that external market mechanisms play an important role in determining income, and workers must invest corresponding labor efforts in order to obtain the desired economic returns; Thirdly, they only explain why workers “come to work”, rather than explaining their state in “working”.
Differences between China and the West
The Chinese media has always been filled with a strong political color. Among them, the
“mouthpiece theory” (reference) reflects its emphasis on the political propaganda function of the media in the dissemination process, which makes Chinese news media closely connected to politics and influenced by it.
Western media always pursues the maximization of interests. It is influenced and controlled by some interest groups, and the reported news is inevitably influenced by these interest groups or organizations. The political color is relatively weak (Western media was born to promote further economic development driven by economic development).
China advocates traditional culture, also known as Confucianism. It emphasizes group and social consciousness, believing that individual interests should be subordinate to the overall interests of society, and promoting the spirit of selfless dedication. Therefore, China is currently promoting socialist core values and shaping a stable, united, and harmonious social atmosphere.
Western culture emphasizes the independence between humans, nature, and individuals. Emphasizing the independence of personality and advocating the pursuit of personal liberation.
China is a socialist market economy. Economic egulation is subject to macroeconomic control by both the market and the state. It is dominated by public ownership, with multiple forms of ownership developing together
The West implements a market economy with minimal state intervention. This form of private ownership economy has laid the foundation for the free development of people’s ideas and concepts。
4.Differences in cultural values
The ideology of Chinese media is relatively conservative, and it lags behind in terms of information openness and timeliness. It responds quickly to positive news reports, but some negative news reports may be delayed or choose not to be reported.
Western media has always attached great importance to the social environment monitoring function of the media. Actively paying attention to sudden and catastrophic events.
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