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How do claims of media prejudice and discrimination affect society, and what is meant by the term "society?" What ethical issues are raised by these claims?

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This solution provides a discussion of the effects of media prejudice and discrimination on a society. It goes into how claims of media prejudice and discrimination affect a society, as well as the ethical issues raised by these claims.

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Problem: How do claims of media prejudice and discrimination affect society, and what is meant by the term "society?" What ethical issues are raised by these claims?

Any claims of prejudice tend to make people suspicious of any and all those in the group discriminated against. In some cases, it can also taint the people supposedly doing the discrimination. Society is the whole of the population of an area in this case. Taken as a whole, the group of people living in a somewhat ordered community with common laws and rules is another way to consider society. Unfortunately, claims of this type tend to sway ...

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