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What term describes when a person can get too overwhelmed with media input to really care

about an issue, therefore they just become aware of an issue instead of taking action?
O Narcotizing addiction
Sensory overload
Social Norm dysfunction
O Self-fulfilling Prophecies
O None of the above

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Final answer:

Narcotizing addiction describes when a person becomes aware of an issue but fails to take action due to overwhelming media input.


Step-by-step explanation:

The term that describes when a person becomes overwhelmed with media input to the extent that they become aware of an issue but do not take action is narcotizing addiction. This concept was coined by sociologist Paul Lazarsfeld and refers to the phenomenon where people become so consumed by receiving information that they feel like they are doing something about an issue, when in reality, they are not making any meaningful change.


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