Exam 13: Leisure and Media

A president knows that a newspaper will fact-check a statement if he releases it to the newspaper. Consequently, he decides to post the statement on his Twitter account instead. This an example of a politician

Jessica loves a new album for its message of female empowerment. Her friend Amal disagrees because she thinks the album objectifies women and doesn't do enough to condemn sexism. Which of the following describes Jessica and Amal's disagreement?

There are an infinite number of potential meanings for any given text if, as Stanley Fish argues, an individual reader interprets a text and thereby gives it meaning. Why do so many people interpret things in the same ways?

What does it mean to say that there has been a "massive increase in the commodification of recreational activities"?

Taste cultures are

Discuss a few of the ways in which working-class people tend to do different things with their leisure time than do upper-class people.

Why have recreation and leisure not remained stable throughout history?

There were a number of "family" groups or family members who became professional musicians together in the early days of country music. This was a common occurrence partly because many families made music together for fun. The average family today is more likely to have each member put on a pair of headphones to listen to music alone. What does this say about contemporary recreation and leisure?

How has technology changed the way recreational activities are organized?

Why might reading a book that you checked out from the library seem to be an example of a recreational activity that is totally uncommercialized but still be directly connected to commercial activity?

What did the sociologist Dr. Kerry Ferris conclude about lifestyle enclaves as a result of her research on Star Trek and soap opera fan clubs?

Does Robert Bellah believe that bonds based on shared leisure interests are enough to develop a sense of collective responsibility?

The English music star Morrissey got his start in the band The Smiths, singing about radical vegetarianism and bisexuality in the 1980s. He was effeminate, bleak, and sarcastic. His fan base has expanded far beyond the disaffected English teenagers who bought his original records. In fact, some of his most devoted fans today are Hispanic millennials in Southern California. How is it possible that British teenagers in the 1980s and Hispanic Californians today can appreciate the same music?

President Donald Trump's Twitter account is an example of social media making it possible for politicians to bypass traditional media.

How does Robert Bellah believe that style enclaves are different from "real communities"?

The rise of the suburbs affected the way people used their leisure time because it

Technological changes are transforming the nature of recreation because recreation

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 reduced rules on cross ownership and allowed corporations to buy thousands of media outlets. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is an example of

Leisure and work are complementary activities. What links them together?

Americans seem to have much more choice about which media to consume than in the past. Why is this choice deceptive?