POLS 110 Lecture Notes - Louis Hartz, Mass Media, Collectivism
14 Apr 2013
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Mass media persuasive; tells us who we are (stories about canadians) Mass culture both the existence of mass media and the broader idea of capitalism, political collective beliefs etc: we are what we see. Related to history: fragment hypothesis by louis hartz. Policies of new societies are shaped by the fragment of old societies: 5 big differences between canada and america. Our respect to authority vs. americans non-conformity. Religiosity (canada was found on religion) vs. secularism. Egalitarianism (sense of equality and equal treatment) Lipset: says we are different because of different formative events. The power of myths (stories we tell one another) Narratives help us understand our place in the world: ex. Charter of rights and freedoms, war of 1812. Shift from materialist values to post-materialist values. Generational effect our generation is fundamentally different than other generations. Ronald inglehart: scarcity hypothesis, socialization hypothesis. One places the greatest subjective value on things that are in short supply .
