Tolong jelaskan mengenai Kritik dari Teori sistem ketergantungan media

Baran dan Davis mengidentifikasi empat kritik utama dari teori ketergantungan, sebagai berikut:

Variabilitas dalam pengukuran tingkat mikro dan makro menjadikan studi banding bermasalah.

Teori ini terlalu sulit untuk dibuktikan secara empiris.

Arti dan kekuatan ketergantungan terkadang kurang jelas.

Teori ketergantungan tidak memiliki kekuatan dalam menjelaskan efek jangka panjang.

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