How to Cite
Kenny, William. 2010. “Artificial Norms and the Influence of the Mass Media”. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology, April. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/artificial-norms-and-the-influence-of-the-mass-media.
Abstract
This exercise is designed to give students the opportunity to analyze the content of one popular program in order to determine whether elements of the mass media are designed to alter or reinforce their existing socio-political attitudes. In this case, the program being examined is an episode of the HBO series Six Feet Under. A wide variety of other...Download this resource to see full details. Download this resource to see full details.
Details
- Subject Area(s):
- Mass Communication/Public Opinion
- Resource Type(s):
- Class Activity
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