Multiple Choice
Robert Merton proposed the concepts of the manifest and latent functions of mass media. Which of the following is a LATENT function of mass media?
A) Selling a product
B) Stabilizing the social system (in terms of ideologies, values)
C) Entertainment
D) None of the above (All of the above are manifest functions of mass media)
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