Sociology A-Level
Ownership and Control
What Ownership and Control means in Sociology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Ownership and Control
Analysis of the concentration of media ownership and its impact on ideological output. Candidates must distinguish between Manipulative (Marxist), Hegemonic (Neo-Marxist), and Pluralist perspectives regarding who controls media content and for what purpose.
Topics that use Ownership and Control
- The Media (AQA A-Level)
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