Exam 5: Drugs in the Media

Sociologists refer to an episode during which the public or the media express concern or fear from a given agent or threat that is exaggerated, out of proportion to, and less serious than its objective danger or potential damage:

The professional subculture of journalism is made up of several components or elements, some of which push a drug story in the direction of bias and others of which toward objectivity and accuracy. Explain what these elements are and how they could have such influences on a drug story, giving examples from specific drugs during specific eras.

Which of the following theories best explains media bias on the drug story? The:

This chapter is based mainly on which of the following sources of news media?

According to the discussion on media bias, ________.

Which of the following media assertions about the use of crack cocaine in the 1980s was later verified by scientific research?

Apply the distinction between an "essentialist" and a "constructionist" approach to phenomena, spelled out in Chapter 1, to media representations of drug use throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. Is the media depiction of drug use an essentialist or a constructionist approach to drug use?

Which of the following media assertions about the use of crack cocaine in the 1980s was later verified by scientific research?

Which of the following theories of media bias is most strongly focused on the factor of hegemony or institutional bias in stressing the slant of media drug stories? The:

Which of the following theories is most likely to be influenced by the cardinal rule, verify a story with two or more sources? The: