Discuss the functions of the mass media in relation to the construction of reality.

What will be an ideal response?


The media is a powerful agent of socialization that sends messages related to race, sexuality, and inequality.

Sociology

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In the United States, the elderly have a lower poverty rate than the general population

a. true b. false

Sociology

From a Marxian perspective, the middle class is composed of

A) working class people who depend on wages. B) people who have little control over their lives. C) female homemakers or housewives. D) the bourgeoisie.

Sociology

Affiliated kin are those acquired through marriage

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

The _____, in both belief and practice, upholds American ideals of freedom and equality.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Sociology