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Details	Students will explore how society and mass media (television, radio, film, magazines, books, and the Internet) influence each other. Various theories that provide a framework for discussing the roles of media in society will be examined. Students will discuss the trend of a few, gigantic and global conglomerates owning more mass media, and opinions as to the consequences of this trend. The course will also present contrasting views of hotly debated media issues including violence in the media, bias and representations of race, class, gender and sexuality in the media. (Sp, alternate years)