What is the meaning of 'atomised individuals' in the passage?
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Correct answer: D. Both mechanised and alienated individuals
Explanation
In mass-culture theory, modern people are 'atomised' — cut off from community and reduced to interchangeable units — so both mechanised and alienated.
Note: Passage I (on mass culture, quoting Dominic Strinati's An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture) is copyrighted and not reproduced; answers follow its argument.