A Danger of the Entertainment Function of Mass Communication Is

question 41

Multiple Choice

A danger of the entertainment function of mass communication is that entertainment can __________.

• A) transmit specific sets of values
• B) raise artistic and cultural tastes
• C) perpetuate certain stereotypes
• D) encourage civic participation

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Definitions:

Second Shift

The phenomenon where individuals, often women, work a day job and then return home to perform domestic chores and caregiving, effectively working a "second shift."

Divorced Parents

Individuals who have legally ended their marriage and are no longer living together as spouses, often involving arrangements for co-parenting if children are involved.

Cohabitation

The living arrangement in which an unmarried couple resides together in a long-term relationship that resembles a marriage.

Custody

The physical and legal responsibility of caring for children; assigned by a court for divorced or unmarried parents.