Mass Media & Societal Control

ON CULTURE: A MACRO-LEVEL ANALYSIS OF THE USE

OF MASS MEDIA TO PERPETUATE SOCIETAL

This research, at a general level, examines the effects of ì

government censorship of the mass media on culture. More ì

specifically, this research focuses on the use of mass media to ì

perpetuate societal control by the elite of a society.ì

A macro-level of analysis is applied in this examination. ì

Two theories associated with the use of communications in society ì

provide the bases for the analysis. The first theory is ì

memetics, a geopolitical which applies biological models to the ì

spread of ideas both between and among cultures.T 
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analytical base is regime theory that in the context of ì

communications describes patterns of behavior between states., 

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The presentation of the findings of this research begins ì

with a theoretical discussion of the theory of memetics and ì

regime theory. This discussion is followed by a review of the ì

literature reflecting censorship or attempted censorship of the ì

mass media. Lastly, the effects of censorship or attempts at ì

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This ì ì attempt at censorship by the government in the United States ì ì represents a difficult task as the Internet is a global ì ì phenomenon and as such is not under the direct control of the ì ì United States. While conservative elements within the ì ì populations of other countries may sympathize with the objectives ì ì of the American government in this instance, other governments ì ì may be expected to resist such American efforts as violations of ì ì rules within the context of regime theory.ì  ääá A similar censorship effort may be found in several ì ì countries, however, in relation to television violence content ì  - & á2
 p¦ ìèand support for abortion.ú   3.ls1  ääá 24"Where Credit Is Due," National Review 44 (13 April 1992): ì 19-20; "Violence Is Us," Nation 257 (15 November 1993): 555-557. ú  In each instance, the spread of ì ì these messages reflects the action of the theory of memetics.ì  ääá The functioning of regime theory in relation to the control ì ì of communications was reflected in efforts of the United States ì ì government to control the flow of news from the combat zones in ì ì the Gulf War.¿   3.l
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Approximate Word count = 3893
Approximate Pages = 16 (250 words per page)