In Historical Perspective,the Importance of the Mass Media to the Socialization

question 62

Multiple Choice

In historical perspective,the importance of the mass media to the socialization process has

• A)increased over time.
• B)been about the same over the last century.
• C)decreased over time.
• D)The mass media have never played a large part in the socialization process.

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Definitions:

Personality Structure

The organized pattern of behaviors and attitudes that makes a person distinctive, encompassing traits, temperament, and character.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Ego

A component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, representing the rational part of the psyche that mediates between the desires of the id and the morals of the superego.

Latin

An ancient Italic language of the Roman Empire, used historically in scholarship and as a liturgical language of the Catholic Church.