Exam 12: The Mass Media

Write a paper on the relationship between the rise of democratic movements and the rise of the daily newspaper. How well do the new media transmit the information that most people feel is required for citizens to be able to effectively and meaningfully participate in the governing of their society.

According to German philosopher Georg Hegel, which of the following does reading the newspaper every day accomplish?

Which of the following best characterizes the mandate of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission?

In Andrea Press and Elizabeth Cole's study of attitudes toward abortion, which of the following groups had the most consistently cohesive views?

With respect to the impact of user participation of the Internet, which of the following statements about social media best characterizes the current situation?

Briefly outline the results of Cole and Press' study of women's responses to programming on choice and abortion.

Sandra is convinced that mass media is nothing but a profit-generating machine controlled by the elite. Which theory do her ideas reflect?

Marshall McLuhan, an early pioneer of media theory, held that the media are an extension of our bodies and our minds.

Which of the following is one of the major factors in the rise of mass media?

Award-winning author Saul Bellow (1964) stated that "a scandal [is] after all a sort of service to the community." Which of the following ideas does this statement reflect?

Regan has analyzed media and believes that people are active participants who interpret the ideas and information conveyed in media. In her view, they only act on these ideas and information when that seems personally appropriate. Which of the following approaches are Regan's views most in line with?

According to functionalists, the mass media encourage conformity by devoting attention to crime, criminals, and deviance.

XYZ Communications owns a coliseum, a hockey team, several magazines and newspapers, a television network, and various retail outlets. Which of the following is this type of ownership an instance of?

From a sociological perspective, what are some of the positive and negative aspects of the growing concentration of media ownership and the vertical and horizontal integration of media?

Which of the following best describes the requirements imposed on privately owned television broadcasters in Canada with respect to the Canadian content of their broadcasts?

What are mass media?

Describe the role that mass media play in social control.

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

Which of the following statements would a working-class woman be most likely to give as an evaluation of a television sitcom?

According to conflict theorists, it is important not to exaggerate the importance of the media in coordinating the operation of industrial and postindustrial societies.