Media Studies A-Level
Distinction between standardisation and mainstreaming
What Distinction between standardisation and mainstreaming means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Standardisation concerns shared, homogenised content, whereas mainstreaming concerns the convergence of viewers' attitudes.
Topics that use Distinction between standardisation and mainstreaming
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