Communication and Nation - building
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Abstract
The expansion of economic growth plans can be regarded as an effective step towards nation-building. In most less developed countries, however, in order for this to happen, several provisions should first be made. Among the approaches to create national solidarity and social consensus in multi-ethnic societies, is the exploitation of mass media, which can play a significant role in the unification of different groups and people through influencing the minds of people.
Referring to the barriers on the way to the economic growth and development in less developed countries, S.C. Dube, the winner of the eleventh annual prize in social sciences for 1993, hereby attempts to examine the role of media in the maintenance and restoration of cultural identity in the integrated societies. He also takes into consideration the requirements for the successful control of ethnic authoritarianistic viewpoints dominating such societies, as well as the effective communication of massages.
Referring to the barriers on the way to the economic growth and development in less developed countries, S.C. Dube, the winner of the eleventh annual prize in social sciences for 1993, hereby attempts to examine the role of media in the maintenance and restoration of cultural identity in the integrated societies. He also takes into consideration the requirements for the successful control of ethnic authoritarianistic viewpoints dominating such societies, as well as the effective communication of massages.
