SOC103H1 Lecture : Mass Media
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Topic 6 j mass media (week 6 lecture + ns chp 5 + siq chp 10-11) Outline: the impact of mass media, organization of the mass media (who controls it), sociological issue of mass media (how do we receive it); example of mass media e. g. 1 american psycho. - how people become consumer and victims of the mass media; - how the killer and the killed are victims of consumerism; - banned when it first came out at 1991 e. g. 2 oprah j the most dangerous woman in the world. - shows that mass media is almost like a religion e. g. 3 l l - e. g. 4 stats on media watching: - mass media in our consumption is an important part of our day-to-day life; - refers to print, radio, tv and other communication technologies; - media: no face-to-face interaction; one-way transmitting (few senders, many receivers) e. g. cellphones are not a media; books are.
