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There are three purposes of this research: (1)To analyze the
mass media and to search the priority for the five dimensions
of social modernization in Mainland China, (2)To analyze media
in order to search the modernity of socialism in Mainland
China, (3)The role and function of the media in the pross of
the modernization in mainland China. Being analyzed, the
achieved results are as the following. (1)The priority of the
importance of the modernization dimensions ranks as Politics,
Economy, Social Phenomenon, Knowledge and Individual
Psychology.(2)Comparing the modernity reflected by media with
the modernity of occidental modernization theory, the
dimensions of Economy and Knowledge tend to be the same.
Beside, Social Phenomenon and individual Psychology are
partially the same. On the other hand, the most apparent
differentiation exists in the dimension of Politics since it is
expressed that the goal of the dominant position of Communist
Party is to be maintained.(3)Newspapers and the officials of
the Party and Government are well-matched in the process of the
modernization in Mainland China. In 1970s, Rogers an dthe other
scholars have regarded Mainland China as the model of
Participatory Communication Mould. It is because that people
have participated widely in the process of moderni- zation.
However, this conclusion is not applicable after the "Change
and Open" Policy has been executed. The result of this research
finds that there is only partial space for people to
participate. It also shows that this socialism country,
Mainland China, is a modernization mould planned and controlled
by Com- munist Party.
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