Hornik, Robert C.2017-08-022017-08-021974-07http://hdl.handle.net/10125/48087For more about the East-West Center, see <a href="http://www.eastwestcenter.org/">http://www.eastwestcenter.org/</a>This paper reconsiders one element of Daniel Lerner's theory of the role of mass media in national development--the element that indicts the media for the creation of unachievable aspirations. The author discusses the theory in light of much recent research that is inconsistent with that hypothesis. A final section includes results of a recent field study.iii, 27 p.en-USMass mediaInformation theoryReport