Which of the following are the major criticisms of mass media as a cultural…
2023
Which of the following are the major criticisms of mass media as a cultural industry?
A. Mass media are pro-people.
B. Products of culture industry are standardised.
C. The productions are devoid of aesthetic merit.
D. The culture industry does uniform mass production.
E. Avoids massification of culture.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
Answer: B. B, C and D only — CONCEPTCulture-industry theory treats mass-produced culture as a commodity. Its central criticisms concern standardization, weakened aesthetic individuality,…
- A.
A, B and C only
- B.
B, C and D only
- C.
C, D and E only
- D.
A, D and E only
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Correct answer: B
CONCEPT
Culture-industry theory treats mass-produced culture as a commodity. Its central criticisms concern standardization, weakened aesthetic individuality, uniform production, and the resulting massification or homogenization of culture.
APPLICATION
A describes mass media as pro-people, which is a favourable claim rather than a criticism.
B identifies the standardization of cultural products.
C identifies the loss of aesthetic merit.
D identifies uniform mass production.
E says that the culture industry avoids massification, which runs opposite to the criticism that it promotes massification.
CONTRAST
A, B and C only includes the favourable claim A and omits the production critique D.
C, D and E only includes E, which reverses the massification criticism, and omits B.
A, D and E only includes the favourable claim A and the reversed claim E, while omitting B and C.
RESULT
Therefore, the statements that express the major criticisms are B, C and D only.