COMM 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Dominant Ideology, Postfeminism, Ruling Class

• School: U of M
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 101
• Professor: Caitlyn Lawson

Document Summary

List of terms and concepts that are fair game for the comm 101 midterm. Highlighted are the ones my gsi said to focus on for the short answer. A set of beliefs, attitudes, and opinions that may or may not be based on scientific evidence. Don"t realize that they"re not objectively true. Comes from people of power vested interest in preserving that power. Key role to play in suggesting the often taken for granted and unseen connections between the media and different kinds of power. Give some account of the social world. One of the ways in which dominant values and meanings come to seem natural and obvious rather than socially aligned. Ruling class make sure some ideologies get more attention than others. Notion that feminism"s work is done so movement no longer necessary. Feminist ideas now taken as common sense. Mediated signs of empowerment both a sign that feminism won and a substitute for it.