SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Mass Media
22 Feb 2016
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Mass media: any technologically based means of communicating between large numbers of people distributes widely over space and time: usually one way communication: one source to large number of people. Internet: the network infrastructure that links the world"s millions of computers. World wide web: computer language that allows access of information. Media literacy: ability to access, analyze, evaluate and create media in a variety of forms. Contribute to flow and exchange of cultural expression. Reflect multicultural and multiracial nature of canada. Narcotization: a situation in which people become so overwhelmed by the. Deliberately distort the news (conspiracy theories etc) amount of information that they become numb and do not act. The daily me : people view the same news source and are not exposed to alternate ideas. Max horkheimer and theodor adorno: culture industry turned artistic expressions into a commodity which keep people passively entertained. Consumption of this commodity kills individual creativity prevents critical.
