Anthropologist gregory mantsios contends that the media play a significant role in hiding class stratification in the united states. what do his findings reveal about media focus?

Mantsios  in the article "Class in America," explores the divide between classes and argues that the gap is expanding and the reason he states is that the authorities only concentrates on the two ends meaning the rich and the poor ignoring the middle class who are being affected the most.

new communications technology has affected the way social movements are organized because nowadays, social movements rely on social networks and the media to get different people with a similar way of thinking in contact, and thus, get them to mobilize for a greater cause.

individuals only participate in collective action when they feel identified with it. is in this aspect that social media becomes relevant, because it guarantees communication among all individuals and organizes the social actions that are going to be carried out, i.e., the social movements.

in addition, being covered by the media is important to validate the message and make it relevant in the social agenda, as well as to reach more people who can share interests, appealing to public sympathy for their cause.

in conclusion, it is by social networks and social media that social movement is given birth; by connecting different individuals with similar ideas and organizing them to mobilize for a greater cause.