Question 1

Rumors differ from legends in that rumors are

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A) more specific. 
B) short-lived. 
C) closely tied to a specific location. 
D) all of the above 
A) more specific. 
B) short-lived. 
C) closely tied to a specific location. 
D) all of the above

Question 2

When it is stated in your text that "the media are probably more effective at agenda setting than at communicating particular messages," it means that the media

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A) can attract viewers but not necessarily change those viewers' opinions. 
B) can change opinions about things people are already interested in but cannot call attention to new issues. 
C) tend to call attention to particular issues more than shape people's opinions about the issues. 
D) can convince people that an issue is a problem but not to act on that belief. 
A) can attract viewers but not necessarily change those viewers' opinions. 
B) can change opinions about things people are already interested in but cannot call attention to new issues. 
C) tend to call attention to particular issues more than shape people's opinions about the issues. 
D) can convince people that an issue is a problem but not to act on that belief.

Question 3

When folklorists talk about a friend-of-a-friend attribution,they are referring to

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A) people who spread rumors. 
B) someone close enough to the teller to make the story interesting but far enough away to make tracing it hard. 
C) an activist starting a rumor to try to sway public opinion. 
A) people who spread rumors. 
B) someone close enough to the teller to make the story interesting but far enough away to make tracing it hard. 
C) an activist starting a rumor to try to sway public opinion.

Question 4

Claimsmakers typically use public opinion polls to

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A) determine whether their claims are effective. 
B) help educate the public about their issue. 
C) determine how large a problem really is. 
D) make counterclaims. 
A) determine whether their claims are effective. 
B) help educate the public about their issue. 
C) determine how large a problem really is. 
D) make counterclaims.

Question 5

It is difficult to interpret the role of the general public in the social problems process because

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A) people respond to claims differently. 
B) people are not always open about their feelings regarding a claim. 
C) others involved in the process typically see the public as uninformed and thus unimportant. 
D) both a and b 
A) people respond to claims differently. 
B) people are not always open about their feelings regarding a claim. 
C) others involved in the process typically see the public as uninformed and thus unimportant. 
D) both a and b

Question 6

Discuss two ways in which the results of polls affect the social problems process.

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The results of polls can affect the soci

Question 7

Two widespread contemporary folklore stories that spread after 9/11 involved

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A) ethnic tension and connections between people. 
B) human evil and rumors. 
C) connections between people and the dangers of premarital sex. 
D) ethnic tension and religion. 
A) ethnic tension and connections between people. 
B) human evil and rumors. 
C) connections between people and the dangers of premarital sex. 
D) ethnic tension and religion.

Rumors differ from legends in that rumors are

When it is stated in your text that "the media are probably more effective at agenda setting than at communicating particular messages," it means that the media

When folklorists talk about a friend-of-a-friend attribution,they are referring to

Claimsmakers typically use public opinion polls to

It is difficult to interpret the role of the general public in the social problems process because

Discuss two ways in which the results of polls affect the social problems process.

Two widespread contemporary folklore stories that spread after 9/11 involved

The Social Problems Process

Claims

Activists As Claimsmakers

Experts As Claimsmakers

The Media and Claims

Policymaking

Social Problems Work

Policy Outcomes

Claims Across Space and Time

The Uses of the Constructionist Stance

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Exam 6: Public Reaction

Rumors differ from legends in that rumors are

When it is stated in your text that "the media are probably more effective at agenda setting than at communicating particular messages," it means that the media

When folklorists talk about a friend-of-a-friend attribution,they are referring to

Claimsmakers typically use public opinion polls to

It is difficult to interpret the role of the general public in the social problems process because

Discuss two ways in which the results of polls affect the social problems process.

Two widespread contemporary folklore stories that spread after 9/11 involved

The Social Problems Process

Claims

Activists As Claimsmakers

Experts As Claimsmakers

The Media and Claims

Policymaking

Social Problems Work

Policy Outcomes

Claims Across Space and Time

The Uses of the Constructionist Stance

Filters