By Exposing Various Deviants and Showcasing the Police and the Law

question 91

Multiple Choice

By exposing various deviants and showcasing the police and the law, along with model citizens, the media reinforce cultural ideas about who is deserving of rewards and who is deserving of punishments. What does this accomplish?

• A) generating class conflict
• B) stimulating violence and aggression
• C) setting boundaries for normative behaviour
• D) merging fantasy and reality

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