Exam 4: Deviance 2.0: The Role of the Media

Globally we went from _______ companies owning and operating the English media in 1983 to ______ companies holding most of the power today.

The impact of advertisement and product placement has become the most researched topic in media studies.

Highlight the three issues that Shade and Lithgow have with media ownership and discuss why these are an issue for our society.

Discuss how media can be used both as a tool for crime and creating deviance, as well as a tool that is able to promote change and resistance to deviant labels. Which one do you feel is more powerful?

According to the research on media use in Canada, what type of media did Canadians spend the most amount of time using?

In order to promote inclusion and culturally supportive media coverage for Indigenous people in Canada, which of the following is one of the "calls to action" of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada?

The investigation known as "operation card shop" is a great example of how media is used to socially construct deviance.

Garrett was born in 2008. He spends a lot time surfing YouTube to find videos on things that interest him. He rarely considers looking for information in a book because he can google on any device. Garrett does not remember a time without access to the internet. According to media theorists, Garrett is a _____________.

Which level of social of social analysis is impacted by the framing of racial and ethnic minorities?

A suicide bomber who kills a bus full of people in a crowded downtown area would be considered a 'stigmatized other' according to Greer and Jewkes' analysis of media construction of otherness.

Administrative research holds society at the centre of its research focus.

The fact that media companies are continuously merging or buying one another is an issue of concentration.

Briefly describe what Jackson Katz meant by his statement that "the media is the single greatest pedagogical force of our time". Explain whether you agree or disagree and why.

Critical research in media studies analyze social control and power structures in relation to the media.

Social media plays a role if the lives of all groups of people, including people who are elderly, First Nations and even those who are homeless.

Compare and contrast the research conducted by administrative research and the focus of critical research when looking at the power the media. How would you choose to use each one to understand the impact of media portrayal of sexuality in our society?

Explore the involvement that the media has in the social construction of deviance in our society. Identify an image or idea that is pervasive in our media and analyze how the media is able to influence social perceptions of that deviant person or behaviour.

Sociologists study media because it is a part of our everyday life.

Research concretely supports that children who watch more violence become more violent in the long term.

The fact that 5 media corporations own the majority of media influence in the United States is which great concern of Shade and Lithgow?