... stereotypical image. The mass media are the various forms of communication that reach a large audience without any personal contact between the senders and the receivers of the messages; newspapers, magazines, books, televison, radio, movies, videos, and musical-audio devices. This agent of socialization introduces the individual to an extraordinarily diverse array of people who are "known" only indirectly; sports figures, disc ... "known" in a emotional sense: members of the mass audiences may follow the events of their lives, mimic their styles of dress and behaviour, and even (especi...

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