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Mass Media as a Social Institution

Question 1 • Sociology – 4-132

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

Answer
A
the great divide
B
the digital divide
C
the knowledge-gap hypothesis
D
the spiral of silence

Explanation

The gap between people who have access to new technologies and those who do not is called the digital divide. The knowledge-gap hypothesis is about differences in how people gain knowledge, while the spiral of silence describes people withholding opinions they think are unpopular.

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