Exam 6: Mass Media and Social Media

Who predicted nearly sixty years ago that the rise of electronic media would create a "global village," thereby reducing the barriers created by physical distance?

Which of the following have sociologists suggested is a dysfunction of the mass media?

Among the major sociological perspectives of functionalism,conflict theory,interactionism,and the feminist perspective,conflict theorists would be most likely to suggest that the mass media serve a useful function in society by bringing members together in a collective experience.

Even if the audience for a certain form of mass media is spread out over a wide geographic area and the members do not know one another,they will be somewhat distinctive in terms of

The media audience is always a secondary group of observers who are spread over a wide geographic area and can most accurately be analyzed from the functionalist perspective.

Female and male athletes are treated equally by the media.

The U.S.government was heavily criticized for which of the following media monitoring behaviors after the September 11,2001,attacks?

According to the text,cell phones have been crucial in providing ________ to help aid global refugees.

Not all countries are equally connected across the globe.

A producer who declines adding a gay character to a storyline because she feels it would "upset certain audience members" is performing a gatekeeping role.

The postmodernist media has created a global village,where physical distance is no longer a barrier.

If someone failed to contribute money because massive amounts of media coverage made him or her less sensitive to the needs of victims of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti,this would be an example of

Which medium experiences the least amount of gatekeeping?

Which sociologist(s)first identified the effects of viewer fatigue and created the term narcotizing dysfunction?

The increase in the use of mass media,specifically electronic media,has allowed for abuses of personal privacy.

Which sociological perspective would most likely be concerned with manipulation of "photo ops" to create an image of self-serving reality?