SOCIOL 1A06 Lecture Notes - Paul Gillespie, Citizen Lab, Mass Media

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 1A06
• Professor: Sandra Colavecchia

Document Summary

Mass media examined by: structural functionalism - how we look at media, explored, symbolic interactionalism - email, facebook texting, conflict theory - using media to assert media, feminist theory - in both macro and macro scenarios. Ron deibert: his detectives make sure that all websites are accessible. The citizen lab - a group of citizens that promotes internet freedom. Politically economy of the media: more concentrated, small amount of companies own huge parts of media, rely on advertising revenue. Different papers are biased to a politically party.