MGMA01H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: New Criticism, Communication Studies, Communication Theory
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Agency and structure: a key concern in the study of communication. A central consideration of social theory, and media and communication theory in particular, is the relationship between agency and structure. Money/a good education can increase the range of action one might undertake, or in other words, it ca(cid:374) i(cid:374)crease a perso(cid:374)"s agency. Social institutions, processes, and structures are both enabling and constraining. Those with money can access a wider range of goods and services than those without money. Those who have access to education generally have better access to wealth a(cid:374)d power tha(cid:374) those who do(cid:374)"t. Enabling because it allows communication, constraining because only those who know the language can correctly understand it. Some perspectives are drawn from larger theories of society and communication, others are better understood as methods or approaches for examining media content and might be used in concert with larger theories. Explores the different ways that texts can be analyzed and understood.
