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Functionalist theory explains how mass media contribute to social order by fulfilling key functions such as surveillance, correlation, and cultural transmission. It frames media as institutions that support cohesion and stability within society. The entry also notes critiques of this perspective, including its limited attention to conflict and structural change.

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Sage Publicatios

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https://hdl.handle.net/10115/189337

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https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483375519.n260

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2020

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Functionalism , Communication theory , Media systems , Social functions of media , Structural approaches

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Gómez-Diago, G. (2020). Functionalist theory. En D. L. Merskin (Ed.), The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society (pp. 657–658). SAGE Publications, Inc.

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