Exam 3: Culture and Media

Research questions such as why fairy tales often begin with a mother's death are an example of the analysis of media content stemming from Antonio Gramsci's work.What is this kind of analysis known as?

When Malcolm gets upset,he shops.Though it never delivers on the promise fully,he can't stop believing that new possessions will give him a new outlook on the upsetting situation.Malcolm's belief that happiness and fulfillment can be achieved through the acquisition of material possessions is known as:

The O.J.Simpson murder case and Hurricane Katrina are examples of which of the following?

According to research,because low-income parents cannot give their children every toy and gadget they want,the parents engage in:

Goth culture tends to exist:

Antonio Gramsci's concept for the historical process in which a dominant group exercises moral and intellectual leadership by voluntarily receiving the approval and consent of the masses is known as:

Identify two subcultures within your society,one that you belong to and one that you do not.In your answer,use two of the following terms to describe how people think and behave within these subcultures: code switching,culture shock,material culture,nonmaterial culture.

If a person judges another group by his or her own standards,he or she is being:

Choose either racism or sexism as your topic for this question.How is racism or sexism present in media? How do these media shape culture? In your answer,use two of the following concepts: consumerism,media effects,hegemony,reflection theory.

Which of the following took a new historical role when it fueled the civil rights and antiwar movements?

Media centralization refers to:

Juan is a college student who loves poetry and art and says he is becoming more cultured as he pursues a broad and pure knowledge of the world.His way of using the culture concept is no longer used by sociologists today.Whose view of culture is Juan emulating?

According to Herbert Gans,what determines the content of news stories?

One major concern with restricted ownership of major media outlets is that:

A group of protestors blocking the entrance to the campus administration building refuse to leave.When the police begin spraying them with tear gas,Antonio Gramsci would say that the police are practicing:

If ________ are abstract cultural beliefs,then ________ are how they are put into play.

An example of nonmaterial culture is:

Most broadcasting companies are privately owned in the United States and are supported financially by advertising.This means they are likely to reflect the biases of their owners and backers.Knowing that the press is not free suggests that there is a:

James sees an advertisement in a fashion magazine that pictures two beautifully dressed white women in a crashed car with blood on their faces and arms and legs dangling limp.If he uses Jean Kilbourne's film Killing Us Softly to interpret this advertisement,what might he conclude?

The word culture derives from the Latin word colere,which means: