Which of the Following Aspects of Mass Media Has Helped

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following aspects of mass media has helped them play a central role in shaping the debate about problems in the modern family?

• A)their tendency to downplay the negative aspects of modern families
• B)their ability to remain unaffected by industrialization
• C)their accurate portrayal of family lives in reality
• D)their ability to influence people's beliefs and values

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Definitions:

Latency Period

In psychoanalytic theory, a phase of childhood development in which sexual motivations are less prominent and children focus on developing skills and forming social relationships.

Oedipus Complex

A Freudian theory that describes a child's feelings of desire for their opposite-sex parent and jealousy and rivalry toward their same-sex parent.

Superego

In psychoanalytic theory, the component of the personality composed of the internalized ideals and moral standards.

Ego

Within the framework of psychoanalytic theory, it refers to the component of personality that acts as a mediator among the desires of the id, the superego, and the constraints of reality.