Which of the following terms refers to the phenomenon whereby massive amounts of coverage result in the audience becoming numb and failing to act on the information regardless of how compellingly the issue was presented?
A. surveillance function
B. hyper-consumerism
C. gatekeeping
D. narcotizing dysfunction
Answer: D
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a. true b. false
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a. coercion b. legitimate authority c. passivity d. charisma e. blaming the victim
Racial tension has largely disappeared from U.S. cities
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The higher probability of older African Americans being poor is a direct consequence of their
a. cultural unwillingness to care for the elderly. b. unwillingness to pay into the Social Security Administration. c. failure to plan. d. cumulative disadvantages over a life span.