Cognitive Development Refers to

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Multiple Choice

Cognitive development refers to

• A)the continuing process of developing social and emotional maturity.
• B)the continuing process of learning about the world and all of its many components.
• C)the growth associated with the acquisition of coordination and strength.
• D)the acquisition of skills needed to successfully move and use fine and gross motor muscles.

Understand how mass media audiences can be both active and passive.

Understand the historical impact of Napster on the music industry and media conglomerates.

Analyze the conflict between media conglomerates and individual Internet users over copyright issues.

Explore how the Internet's structure and culture facilitate unique challenges and opportunities for media distribution and consumption, distinguishing it from traditional mass media.

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Definitions:

Agency-Structure Literature

Scholarly discourse that explores the dynamic relationship between individual agency (the capacity to act) and social structures (patterns of social arrangement).

Micro-Level Actors

Individuals or small groups that operate or influence processes at a very local or personal level within larger social systems.

Macro-Level

A term used in sociology to refer to the analysis of large-scale social processes, institutions, and structures.

Social Scientific Investigation

An approach to research that involves the systematic study of societal patterns, behaviors, and cultural phenomena using empirical and theoretical methods.