Funcionalist Theory

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dc.contributor.authorGómez Diago, Gloria
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-18T08:27:47Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractFunctionalist 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.
dc.identifier.citationGómez-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.
dc.identifier.doi10.4135/9781483375519.n260
dc.identifier.publicationfirstpage657
dc.identifier.publicationlastpage658
dc.identifier.publicationtitleThe SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Societ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10115/189337
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSage Publicatios
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectFunctionalism
dc.subjectCommunication theory
dc.subjectMedia systems
dc.subjectSocial functions of media
dc.subjectStructural approaches
dc.titleFuncionalist Theory
dc.typeBook chapter

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