Mass Media as a Social Institution Answers

What is the gap between those with access to new technologies and those without called?

Mass media influence socialization.

Television violence does not make viewers fearful of the world around them, and makes them more trustful of others.

Respected individuals in the community who review and evaluate media messages and then pass the information to friends and acquaintances are called

Functionalist sociologists believe that the mass media does not perform any duties that support stability and a smooth operation of society.

The “Information Rich” are less likely to benefit more from greater access to new technology than the “information poor.”

About 15 percent of American households have access to the media.

Television does not depict a great deal of violence.

The Social Revolution was responsible for the media’s increasing role in people’s lives.

Mass media has caused personality rather than party affiliation to become an important part of the political process for voters in selecting candidates to support.