SOC 139: MASS MEDIA AND POPULAR CULTURE
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): SOC 001 or SOC 001H. A comparative analysis of the television, radio, record, cinema, and journalism industries as social institutions and a discussion of contemporary developments in mass communications theory. A study of the relationship between the social processes of modern society and the content of popular culture. Cross-listed with MCS 139.
Average GPA: 3.36
Grade distribution records: 114 students across 8 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 10 | 8.8% |
| A | 22 | 19.3% |
| A- | 33 | 28.9% |
| B+ | 15 | 13.2% |
| B | 12 | 10.5% |
| B- | 13 | 11.4% |
| C+ | 1 | 0.9% |
| C | 2 | 1.8% |
| D+ | 2 | 1.8% |
| F | 3 | 2.6% |
| W | 1 | 0.9% |
Based on 114 student grade records across 8 terms and 3 professors.
Instructors
- Tabassum Khan 32 students, Average GPA 3.09
- Stephen James 31 students, Average GPA 3.60
- Stina Attebery 11 students, Average GPA 3.15