Question 1

Outline interpretive approaches to mass media.

Accepted Answer

Interpretive approaches to mass media in

Question 2

By exposing various deviants and showcasing the police and the law,along with model citizens,the media reinforce cultural ideas about who is deserving of rewards and who is deserving of punishments.What does this accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A)  generating class conflict 
B)  stimulating violence and aggression 
C)  setting boundaries for normative behaviour 
D)  merging fantasy and reality 
A)  generating class conflict 
B)  stimulating violence and aggression 
C)  setting boundaries for normative behaviour 
D)  merging fantasy and reality

Question 3

Todd is really upset by the messages he is interpreting from prime-time television.According to the textbook,what action could he take that will effectively interrupt or stop the messages he receives?

Accepted Answer

A)  He can lobby against the major television networks to get content changed. 
B)  He can write letters to the newspapers about his concerns. 
C)  He can stop watching prime-time television. 
D)  He can work for political campaigns where people agree with his stance. 
A)  He can lobby against the major television networks to get content changed. 
B)  He can write letters to the newspapers about his concerns. 
C)  He can stop watching prime-time television. 
D)  He can work for political campaigns where people agree with his stance.

Question 4

Which of the following terms is used to signify the fact that humans now live in a world dominated by mass media?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Internet era 
B)  the global village 
C)  the electronic connection 
D)  the World Wide Web 
A)  the Internet era 
B)  the global village 
C)  the electronic connection 
D)  the World Wide Web

Question 5

On prime-time television,in which of the following roles do women predominate?

Accepted Answer

A)  professionals 
B)  law enforcement 
C)  criminals 
D)  unemployed 
A)  professionals 
B)  law enforcement 
C)  criminals 
D)  unemployed

Question 6

Jimmy now remotely programs his home PVR from work using a downloaded "app." What enables him to do this?

Accepted Answer

A)  media convergence 
B)  vertical integration 
C)  horizontal integration 
D)  media concentration 
A)  media convergence 
B)  vertical integration 
C)  horizontal integration 
D)  media concentration

Question 7

When the cell phone was invented,Josh was ten years old.Approximately what age is he today?

Accepted Answer

A)  10-19 
B)  20-29 
C)  30-39 
D)  40-49 
A)  10-19 
B)  20-29 
C)  30-39 
D)  40-49

Question 8

Damien strongly believes that media support the interests of the elite.Which theory do his ideas reflect?

Accepted Answer

A)  social constructionism 
B)  ethnomethodology 
C)  conflict theory 
D)  symbolic interactionism 
A)  social constructionism 
B)  ethnomethodology 
C)  conflict theory 
D)  symbolic interactionism

Question 9

What two countries have been the most outspoken on the issue of American domination on the Internet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Australia and New Zealand 
B)  China and Russia 
C)  Canada and France 
D)  Venezuela and Iran 
A)  Australia and New Zealand 
B)  China and Russia 
C)  Canada and France 
D)  Venezuela and Iran

Question 10

Approximately what percentage of their time do Canadians spend interacting with various media today?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 percent 
B)  30 percent 
C)  40 percent 
D)  50 percent 
A)  20 percent 
B)  30 percent 
C)  40 percent 
D)  50 percent

Question 11

What body is charged with overseeing Canada's broadcasting and telecommunications systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission 
B)  the Canadian Broadcasting Commission 
C)  the Canadian Council on Public Media 
D)  the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Council 
A)  the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission 
B)  the Canadian Broadcasting Commission 
C)  the Canadian Council on Public Media 
D)  the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Council

Question 12

According to functionalists,what are the four functions of the mass media?

Accepted Answer

According to functionalists, a perspecti

Question 13

What is media convergence? Why is it taking place?

Accepted Answer

Media convergence refers to the merging

Question 14

How do mass media promote inequalities in society?

Accepted Answer

A)  by delivering content that normalizes inequality and makes it acceptable 
B)  by brainwashing people into thinking that inequality is good and equality is bad 
C)  by teaching that violent behaviour and aggression are desirable 
D)  by socializing people to not care what happens to humankind 
A)  by delivering content that normalizes inequality and makes it acceptable 
B)  by brainwashing people into thinking that inequality is good and equality is bad 
C)  by teaching that violent behaviour and aggression are desirable 
D)  by socializing people to not care what happens to humankind

Question 15

Compare and contrast functionalist and conflict theories on media effects.

Accepted Answer

Functionalism and conflict theories are

Question 16

Which theoretical approach examines the ways that mass media contribute to economic inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalism 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  symbolic interactionism 
D)  postmodernism 
A)  functionalism 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  symbolic interactionism 
D)  postmodernism

Outline interpretive approaches to mass media.

By exposing various deviants and showcasing the police and the law,along with model citizens,the media reinforce cultural ideas about who is deserving of rewards and who is deserving of punishments.What does this accomplish?

Todd is really upset by the messages he is interpreting from prime-time television.According to the textbook,what action could he take that will effectively interrupt or stop the messages he receives?

Which of the following terms is used to signify the fact that humans now live in a world dominated by mass media?

On prime-time television,in which of the following roles do women predominate?

Jimmy now remotely programs his home PVR from work using a downloaded "app." What enables him to do this?

When the cell phone was invented,Josh was ten years old.Approximately what age is he today?

Damien strongly believes that media support the interests of the elite.Which theory do his ideas reflect?

What two countries have been the most outspoken on the issue of American domination on the Internet?

Approximately what percentage of their time do Canadians spend interacting with various media today?

What body is charged with overseeing Canada's broadcasting and telecommunications systems?

According to functionalists,what are the four functions of the mass media?

What is media convergence? Why is it taking place?

How do mass media promote inequalities in society?

Compare and contrast functionalist and conflict theories on media effects.

Which theoretical approach examines the ways that mass media contribute to economic inequality?

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Exam 18: The Mass Media

Outline interpretive approaches to mass media.

By exposing various deviants and showcasing the police and the law,along with model citizens,the media reinforce cultural ideas about who is deserving of rewards and who is deserving of punishments.What does this accomplish?

Todd is really upset by the messages he is interpreting from prime-time television.According to the textbook,what action could he take that will effectively interrupt or stop the messages he receives?

Which of the following terms is used to signify the fact that humans now live in a world dominated by mass media?

On prime-time television,in which of the following roles do women predominate?

Jimmy now remotely programs his home PVR from work using a downloaded "app." What enables him to do this?

When the cell phone was invented,Josh was ten years old.Approximately what age is he today?

Damien strongly believes that media support the interests of the elite.Which theory do his ideas reflect?

What two countries have been the most outspoken on the issue of American domination on the Internet?

Approximately what percentage of their time do Canadians spend interacting with various media today?

What body is charged with overseeing Canada's broadcasting and telecommunications systems?

According to functionalists,what are the four functions of the mass media?

What is media convergence? Why is it taking place?

How do mass media promote inequalities in society?

Compare and contrast functionalist and conflict theories on media effects.

Which theoretical approach examines the ways that mass media contribute to economic inequality?

A Sociological Compass

How Sociologists Do Research

Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction

Networks, groups, bureaucracies and Societies

Deviance and Crime

Social Stratification

Globalization, inequality, and Development

Race and Ethnicity

Sexualities and Gender Stratification

Sociology Of The Body: Disabilities, aging and Death

Work and The Economy

Politics

Families

Religion

Education

Health and Medicine

Population and Urbanization

Collective Behaviour and Social Movements

Technology and The Global Environment

Filters