2. Are Charles and Tina Washington teaching Derek to be a critical viewer of mass communication? Apply what you’ve learned in this chapter by analyzing the following case study, using the accompanying questions as a guide. These questions and a video of the case study are also available online at your CourseMate for Communication Mosaics.

Charles and Tina Washington are in the kitchen area of their great room working on dinner. At the other end of the room, their six-year-old son, Derek, is watching television.

Tina is tearing lettuce for a salad while Charles stirs a pot on the stove.