Mills, Schudson, and Gitlin show different approaches to society and the role of
             mass media. Each approach helps illustrate a different focus on society. They
             each hold special relevance in a discussion of the history of societal beliefs.
             The Mass Society refers to the overall belief C. Wright Mills held in relation to
             the type of society he believed we live in. Mills began The Power Elite with a
             bold statement saying, "The powers of ordinary men are circumscribed by the
             everyday words in which they live, yet even in these rounds of job, family, and
             neighborhood they often seem driven by forces they can neither understand nor
             govern" (Mills, 1956, p.3). This opening sentence helps describe the attitude
             and beliefs of the entire book. A "power elite" exists in a society that is made
             up of three spheres. They are divided into economy, political, and military, with
             the same group of people interchanging between the three. This large group of
             elite is at the top making all the decisions, while the masses are at the bottom,
             unaware of the process that molds public opinion. Masses within this view of
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