Which of the following statements reflects a social-conflict analysis of mass media?
a. News presentations in the mass media are selective, because, like all reality, they are socially constructed.
b. The mass media help to perpetuate the male domination of U.S. society.
c. In 2011, 90 percent of the mass media in the United States was owned and operated by just five major corporations.
d. Mass media help forge a national culture, integrating local communities into a national way of life.
Answer: c. In 2011, 90 percent of the mass media in the United States was owned and operated by just five major corporations.
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a. true b. false
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