Talk:Mass society

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And what about José Ortega y Gasset?? I thought it's he who made the stuff about 'mass society'. And Orwell, and Yevgeny Zamyatin... --Ilya 12:07, 16 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Definitely José Ortega y Gasset should be included, his view of the masses was of a decultured mob who no longer respected traditional culture. This view is discussed in the 1st chapter of Bell's book, but I have not included in the article yet, feel free to do so. Fred Bauder 14:51, 16 Dec 2003 (UTC)

The new first paragraph:

Mass society is a society in which the concerns of the majority-the lower classes-play a prominent role; characterized by extension of voting rights, an improved standard of living for the lower classes and mass education

does not seem to relate to the theory of mass society as discussed by Bell. It is perhaps an attempted refutation of it, but as it stands introduces a contradictory definition into the article. Fred Bauder 05:46, Apr 5, 2004 (UTC)

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this is missing Kornhauser .. 'politics of mass society' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.175.244.211 (talk) 23:26, 8 March 2008 (UTC)