MDSA01H3 Study Guide - Amay
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Critical studies: an umbrella term used to describe an array of theoretical perspectives, which, through diverse, are united by their skeptical attitude, humanistic approach, political assessment and activist orientation. Mass media: communication technologies that have the potential to reach large audiences in remote locations. Medium: middle; that which comes between two things. Postmodernity: the historical epoch that began to emerge in the 1960s as the economic mode of production in most western societies slowly shifted from goods- based manufacturing to information-based services. Socialization: the process by which persons- both individually and collectively- learn, adopt, and internalize the prevailing cultural beliefs, values and norms of a society.
