1. What mass media are most influential in your day-to day-life? How do you use them? What effect do they have on your sense of self in the three social locations identified by Kirk and Rey?
2. Is there a mass-mediated culture in America?–if so, what are its values, attitudes and behaviors? If not, what “glue” do you believe holds the national culture together? Or is the nation even held together, in your opinion?
3. Are there any advantages to participation in mass-mediated culture? are there any disadvantages?
4. In your own words, describe the main qualities of the “self” that Gergen believes has emerged in American contemporary culture—do you see any of these qualities in your life and experiences? How would you describe your “self?”
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