The fundamental criticism directed against the new popular mass media culture in the 1950s, by such social critics as David Riesman and William H. Whyte,Jr., was that
a. affluence tended to erode Americans' moral character.
b. Americans had become affluent conformists unable to think for themselves.
c. the wealth produced by the new mass economy was unevenly distributed.
d. the open sexual displays of figures like Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe were morally dangerous.
e. it did not reflect the cultural tastes and preferences of racial and ethnic minorities in America.
Question 2
The impact of mass media on religion was reflected in the rise of religious televangelists like
a. Joseph McCarthy and Richard Nixon.
b. Betty Friedan and Josephine Baker.
c. David Riesman and John Kenneth Galbraith.
d. Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson.
e. Billy Graham and Oral Roberts.
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