ucla comm 10 suman final (lecture)Questions & Answers 100% Correct

content function - ANSWERfunction of the media is tied to the content of what you are watching ex: weather channel influences what we wear to school that day medium function - ANSWERrelated to the use of the media ex: mating function: movies provide a place for people to get to know each other but the content is unimportant manifest - ANSWERobvious, intended functions ex: listening to news to become informed latent - ANSWERsubconscious functions ex: watching the news to avoid your relationship problems societal functions of mass media - ANSWER1. status conferral 2. passes on and enforces traditions, norms, values, etc 3. narcotizing 4. services the political system 5. services the economy 6. community cohesion 1. status conferral - ANSWERmedia legitimizes ideas about people and things and issues ex: global warming is talked about on the news, so it must be important 2. passes on and enforces traditions, norms, and values - ANSWERsocializes us to be members of society; tells us what is right and wrong ex: in america, democracy is important and defines us as americans 3. narcotizing function - ANSWERblocks your senses and distorts them; makes you feel good and blurs everything together; opposite of substance media ex: you can believe anything your told and companies can persuade you to buy their products 4. services the political system - ANSWERuses mass media to communicate to the public ex: presidential debates on TV