Exam 13: Leisure and Media

What do sociologists call locations like neighborhood bars and local cafes where people gather to talk?

What is a group of like-minded individuals called if its members share a similar sensibility and enjoy cultural products in similar ways?

Polysemy, or the idea that any given text may have multiple meanings, is most closely associated with which theory of media effects?

A series of polls in 2003 showed that people who primarily got their news from the Fox News Channel were significantly more likely to believe that Iraq had played a part in the 9/11 attacks. Many people saw this as evidence of the way the media shaped public opinion, but some believed that those who already believed this simply gravitated to Fox. This is an example of

What are fans of the original Star Trek series doing when they edit recorded episodes of the TV show to make it appear that Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock are passionate gay lovers?

In 2014, Pharrell Williams gave permission to fans to create their own "cover" videos using his song "Happy." This resulted in nearly 2,000 different versions of the music video produced by fans in more than 150 different countries. The model of ______ is highlighted by the example of Pharrell Williams's hit song "Happy."

David Harvey has argued that the economy has become capable of producing goods more efficiently and rapidly, so there have to be parallel increases in the rate at which we purchase and consume goods. How has this happened? Give at least one example from the text as well as one of your own.

What is the term for foreign travel with the goal of minimizing the environmental consequences of tourism as well as the negative effects on local cultures?

How can an activity that is one person's job also act as another person's recreation?

Stanley Fish argues against older understandings of media and literature, which held that a text is unchanging and universal. He argues that each member of an audience can interpret or "create" a work, but he does not claim that each audience member has absolute freedom to interpret in unique ways because

An advertisement company uses online data to determine that Kelly is a white twenty-two-year-old female who goes to church every week. The advertisement company uses that data to determine which media advertisements Kelly will see online. How is the company deciding which advertisements Kelly will like?

Critics might see soap operas as brainwashing their viewers to accept a particular version of gender roles. Some sociologists would insist that the people who produce soap operas actually have to be constantly attentive to the desires of their audience and are, to some extent, responding to the audience. If you believe this, then you probably see soap opera viewers as

How does free time (nonwork time) differ from leisure time?

The terms "recreation" and "leisure" are both defined by how they differ from

The hypodermic needle theory and the magic bullet theory are names used to refer to the same theory.

Which of the following is a typical media conglomerate MOST likely to include among its many divisions?

Is leisure the opposite of work? Why or why not?

Relatively few people are employed in the leisure and recreation industries.

According to Henry Jenkins, what are audience members doing when they manipulate commercially produced media products, often to tell stories or express ideas very different from the original?

What is the MOST likely reason for media outlets to impose self-censorship?