Mass Society Theory

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Social theory
Sociological theory
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Frankfurt_School
Critical theory
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Limited_effects_theory
gptkb:Pluralist_theory
gptkb:Uses_and_gratifications_theory
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Limited_effects_theory
gptkb:Pluralist_theory
gptkbp:focusesOn Effects of industrialization
Effects of mass media
Effects of urbanization
gptkbp:hasConcept gptkb:Anomie
Alienation
Decline of community
Loss of individuality
Manipulation by elites
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mass Society Theory
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Émile_Durkheim
gptkb:Karl_Marx
gptkb:Max_Weber
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Hannah_Arendt
gptkb:Herbert_Marcuse
gptkb:Theodor_Adorno
gptkb:José_Ortega_y_Gasset
gptkb:C._Wright_Mills
gptkb:Emile_Durkheim
gptkb:Gustave_Le_Bon
gptkbp:originatedIn Early 20th century
gptkbp:proposedBy Individuals become isolated in mass society
Mass media has powerful influence over individuals
Traditional social ties are weakened in mass society
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Propaganda
gptkb:Crowd_psychology
Authoritarianism
Totalitarianism
Urbanization
Modernity
Social isolation
Mass communication
Industrial society
Mass culture
Media effects
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Sociology
gptkb:Political_science
Media studies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Social_movements
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6