Perspectives of mass media: Main role is to provide entertainment, acting as agent of socialization and enforcer of social norms = ____ Perspective Focuses on the portrayal of divisions within society, like race/ethnicity/gender/social classes = ____ Perspective Stereotypes/misrepresentation in society towards the dominant ideology, like gender roles = ____ Theories Looks at micro-level to see how it shapes day to day behavior = ____ Perspective

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Perspectives of mass media: Main role is to provide entertainment, acting as agent of socialization and enforcer of social norms = Functionalist Perspective Focuses on the portrayal of divisions within society, like race/ethnicity/gender/social classes = Conflict Perspective Stereotypes/misrepresentation in society towards the dominant ideology, like gender roles = Feminist Theories Looks at micro-level to see how it shapes day to day behavior = Interactionist Perspective

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