Social and Political Chaos Can Generate a Bureaucracy That ______

question 32

Multiple Choice

Social and political chaos can generate a bureaucracy that ______.

• A)bears no relation to realty
• B)is self-serving
• C)has a communistic framework
• D)will eventually self-destruct

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Definitions:

Hot Media

Media that contain a great deal of information but involve only a single sensory organ and demand very little from their audience (e.g., newspapers).

McLuhan

A Canadian philosopher best known for his work on media theory, including the concepts of the global village and the medium is the message.

Traditional Sociology

The study of social behaviors, institutions, and functions using established theories and methodologies from the discipline's history.

Hyperreal

Baudrillard’s belief that people’s perceptions, as defined by media, lead to the sense of a simulated reality.