Do Mass Media Create Social Norms or Merely Reflect them?

Do Mass Media Create Social Norms or Merely Reflect Them? Duration: (1:40) User: Norton Sociology – Added: 3/16/13 YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9hQ-Wy-ad0 Then, discuss the following questions: 1. What are your main sources of finding news and to what degree is your perspective of the world influenced by these media outlets (and by the ease by which you are able to access them)? 2.Are we better off with access to so much news or are we sacrificing something in the process? 3.What is the influence on our ability to critical think?