Lesson 4 MIL

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Mass Society Approach

Sees society as an integrated whole, with structures and institutions holding power and authority and exerting control over society.

Mass

(Context of the) 19th century.

Base-Superstructure Model / Marxist Approach

Focuses on society’s economic foundation.

The Base

Includes the means (tools, resources) and relations of production (class structures, property)

The Superstructure

Comprises law, politics, religion, art, and institutions.

Functionalist Approach

Sees society like an organism.

Communications Revolution

The advent and influx of new communication technologies.

Information Society

Also characterized by increasing global connectivity facilitated by the internet.

Social Constructionism

Posits the notion that individuals have the capacity to act on their own will to reproduce institutions.

Functionalism

When it tackles media or media institutions: focuses on their pivotal role in promoting positive changes in the behavior of a sector in society.

Japan (1960s)

Information Society was emerged in?