J 201 Midterm: J201 Midterm Study Guide
30 Oct 2017
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Blindly accepting pop culture, started with easier transmission of information. System of ideas that inform the rules, procedures and practices of society and its. Has power to exclude issues from discussion - predetermined conclusions. Acceptable language within the acceptable way of doing things . Framework of ideas upon which people make decisions, act and understand the world. Works by offering symbolic resources that make social reality functional and possible. Requires our participation rather than our beliefs. Framework for rules and parameters for social life. How we are told society works v. how it actually works. Resources we use to generate our identities, negotiate with others and position ourselves. By changing nature of meaning, one can also change human interactions, social organizations and distribution of resources. Social processes of transferring and circulating meaning, significant creator and circulator. Media are the product of humans interacting with each other. Putting a message into a coded form.
