Here is a unique and engaging approach to learning about the steps a presidential candidate must take during a campaign. Learners role play the part of a candidate in this online interactive, taking part in a presidential...

Though only one part of a much larger site, this page specifically explains media "framing" or influence on the political and social processes in the United States.

Although Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy weren't the first presidential candidates to use the media to reach the public, their debates showed most clearly how television could influence the voting public.

While this site doesn't list the functions of the family, it does give background material that helps explain how the family functions exist within society. Looks at the way that society changes families.