COMM 220 - Mass Media and American Popular Culture

Institution:

Bellarmine University

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Description:

Media affect the way we see ourselves. Culture is learned; it is not innate, and mass media are means of transmitting the symbols, beliefs, and values of culture. The extent to which media reflect culture and shape culture will be studied, with particular regard to the ways in which media translate and represent ethnicity, race, gender, American values, attitudes toward lifestyle, and notions of community. As required.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bellarmine.edu

Phone Number:

(502) 272-8263

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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