| Cultural industry: For critical theorists, the cultural industry is a system of mass production and distribution of cultural goods that is dominated by a small number of large corporations. These corporations use the cultural industry to promote their own interests and values, and to discourage critical thinking and social engagement._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |
