MASS MEDIA AND SOCIETY

Catalog description

Emphasis on critical examination of contemporary mass media, including television, film, advertising and news; and sociological theories, history, social impacts, and political influences on mass media. Emphasis on information flows in democratic societies; sexism, racism, classism, heterosexism, and ethnocentrism in mass media; advertising and consumerism; popular culture; and the internet. Prerequisite: Junior standing.