Representation and the Construction of Social Reality
Sociology for Beginners · Chapter 9 Representation and the Construction of Social Reality Representation is the way media depict people, groups, places, events, and ideas. A representation is not a transparent copy of reality. Producers choose a scene, angle, category, voice, statistic, and comparison. Audiences then interpret those choices through cultural knowledge. Sociologists study the […]
Gatekeeping, Agenda Setting, and Framing
Sociology for Beginners · Chapter 9 Gatekeeping, Agenda Setting, and Framing No communication system shows every available event. Gatekeeping is the process through which people and systems select which information enters, moves through, or leaves a communication channel. An editor deciding which investigation reaches the front page performs gatekeeping. A platform removing a post under […]
