Every Year Project Censored Posts a List of the Twenty-Five

question 11

Multiple Choice

Every year Project Censored posts a list of the twenty-five most censored news stories. These stories are "censored" not in the sense that the media are legally prohibited from covering them, but rather in the sense that most major media outlets have systematically ignored them and, in the process, determined what the public will think about. What theory explains this?

• A) agenda-setting theory
• B) reinforcement theory
• C) structural functionalism
• D) the magic bullet theory
• E) the two-step flow theory

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Definitions:

Social Identity

A person's sense of who they are based on their group memberships, such as national, religious, or occupational social groups.

Social Group

A collection of individuals who interact with each other based on shared interests, backgrounds, or purposes forming a cohesive unit.

Looking Glass Self

A concept in sociology that suggests an individual's self-concept is shaped by how they believe others perceive them.

Objective Reality

Refers to the existence of an external, independent reality that is not influenced by individual perceptions or beliefs.