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Effects of Mass Media Worksheet
Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following:
|Questions |Answers |
|What were the major developments in the |During the last century there were major developments in the evolution of mass media. |
|evolution of mass media during the 20th |These developments are the evolution of the print, electronic, and digital eras which now |
|century? |modern day media. These three eras have significantly affected American culture and |
| |economics, while bringing in a new standard of mass communication. Now Information and |
| |ideas can now be spread faster and farther than ever before. With the evolution of the |
| |printing press, production of mass quantities at lower costs became essential in mass |
| |production of other goods. This led to the Industrial Revolution, modern capitalism, and |
| |the consumer culture of the twentieth century. “With the revolution in industry came the |
| |rise of the middle class and an elite business class of owners and managers who acquired |
| |the kind of influence formerly held only by the nobility or the clergy. Print media became|
| |key tools that commercial and political leaders used to distribute information and |
| |maintain social order”. |
|How did each development influence |To understand American popular culture, we need to come to grips...