Question 1

What does the sociologist Richard Sennett mean when he says that modernity has seen the "fall of public man"?

Accepted Answer

A)  People increasingly spend time with their immediate families or close friends, and the home becomes the site of leisure activities. 
B)  The ideals of public service and civic duty are seen as much less important than they were in the past. 
C)  The government provides far fewer services than it has in the past. 
D)  There are far fewer celebrities than at any other time in history.

Question 2

Teenage boys sometimes watch football games on Sunday only because they wish to be able to make conversation with their classmates on Monday. Which theory best explains this?

Accepted Answer

A)  textual poaching 
B)  structural functionalism 
C)  the magic bullet theory 
D)  the uses and gratifications paradigm

Question 3

A sociologist who is concerned that people will uncritically accept political biases in the media they consume probably believes that audiences

Accepted Answer

A)  are active. 
B)  seek out the same media to meet different needs. 
C)  can transform pieces of the media to suit their own needs. 
D)  are mostly passive.

Question 4

Many forms of leisure and recreation have shifted from spontaneous or informal activities to formal and organized ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The sociologist Richard Sennett argues that we have seen the "fall of public man" and have become much more likely to seek refuge in "ties of family or intimate association." Given this information, what else would you expect Sennett to believe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Few people can take pleasure in great cities, which are full of strangers. 
B)  Religious ceremonies are a great source of pride and meaning. 
C)  More Americans are participating in local politics. 
D)  In the future, there will be far more people with mental health issues than there are today.

Question 6

A popular radio talk show host comments that mass shootings are increasing simply because people are consuming increasingly violent television shows and movies and doing so more often. Which theory is this talk show host espousing?

Accepted Answer

A)  active audiences theory 
B)  reinforcement theory 
C)  hypodermic needle theory 
D)  agenda-setting theory

Question 7

What is ecotourism? What are the arguments for and against ecotourism?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Early critics dismissed the work of director Alfred Hitchcock, but he later became one of the most revered filmmakers of all time. Why might the way we categorize the work of artists like Alfred Hitchcock change over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Artists go to third places to actively promote their work over long periods of time. 
B)  The boundaries between high culture and popular culture are often permeable. 
C)  How an artist's work is categorized changes when audiences engage in textual poaching. 
D)  Artists who promote communitarianism are always eventually revered.

Question 9

The ancient Greeks understood this well: A person who is completely private is lost to civic life. The exclusive pursuit of one's self-interest is not even a good prescription for conduct in the marketplace; for no social, political, economic, or moral order can survive that way.
What idea or belief system is being described in this quote?

Accepted Answer

A)  structural functionalism 
B)  media and democracy 
C)  anomie 
D)  communitarianism

Question 10

Just because fan-celebrity relationships are one-sided does not mean they are not relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Based on your textbook's definition, which of the following sounds MOST like recreation?

Accepted Answer

A)  a student's time between getting out of class and going to work 
B)  a guitarist on tour who sells T-shirts and CDs at a merchandise table after each show 
C)  the "recess" period given to children in primary school, when they can spend unstructured time on the playground 
D)  someone computing the amount and type of fuel needed to power a model rocket they want to launch in a park

Question 12

In what way has the Internet changed how people use leisure time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Older people are more likely to be in touch with younger generations. 
B)  There is increasing contact between people in different areas of the world, but sometimes individuals from the same family spend less time with one another. 
C)  There is increasing contact between family members and less contact between people in different areas of the world. 
D)  There has been a radical increase in the amount of time people spend shopping.

Question 13

What do sociologists call the customs, practices, and values expressed in a particular place by the people who interact there?

Accepted Answer

A)  an interpretive community 
B)  a public life 
C)  an idioculture 
D)  a third place

Question 14

Historically, ________ had the time and resources necessary to pursue recreational activities.

Accepted Answer

A)  only the wealthy 
B)  almost everyone 
C)  the middle class and the upper class 
D)  only the clergy

Question 15

The Broadway musical Hamilton could be considered both high and low culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Describe how various cultures hold different norms and values when it comes to the things people do for fun.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

How were some activities that are recreation today necessities in the past?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

How do recreation and leisure activities form the basis for a subculture?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

The wireless carrier Verizon bought the Internet provider Yahoo. What term best describes the combination of these two companies?

Accepted Answer

A)  synergy 
B)  merger 
C)  conglomeration 
D)  high culture

Question 20

Why was the line between work and play not clearly defined in the premodern world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Religious beliefs prohibited this distinction. 
B)  Too many people died young. 
C)  People had fewer recreational options. 
D)  People did not have adequate technology for recreation.

Exam 13: Leisure and Media

What does the sociologist Richard Sennett mean when he says that modernity has seen the "fall of public man"?

Teenage boys sometimes watch football games on Sunday only because they wish to be able to make conversation with their classmates on Monday. Which theory best explains this?

A sociologist who is concerned that people will uncritically accept political biases in the media they consume probably believes that audiences

Many forms of leisure and recreation have shifted from spontaneous or informal activities to formal and organized ones.

The sociologist Richard Sennett argues that we have seen the "fall of public man" and have become much more likely to seek refuge in "ties of family or intimate association." Given this information, what else would you expect Sennett to believe?

A popular radio talk show host comments that mass shootings are increasing simply because people are consuming increasingly violent television shows and movies and doing so more often. Which theory is this talk show host espousing?

What is ecotourism? What are the arguments for and against ecotourism?

Early critics dismissed the work of director Alfred Hitchcock, but he later became one of the most revered filmmakers of all time. Why might the way we categorize the work of artists like Alfred Hitchcock change over time?

Just because fan-celebrity relationships are one-sided does not mean they are not relationships.

Based on your textbook's definition, which of the following sounds MOST like recreation?

In what way has the Internet changed how people use leisure time?

What do sociologists call the customs, practices, and values expressed in a particular place by the people who interact there?

Historically, ________ had the time and resources necessary to pursue recreational activities.

The Broadway musical Hamilton could be considered both high and low culture.

Describe how various cultures hold different norms and values when it comes to the things people do for fun.

How were some activities that are recreation today necessities in the past?

How do recreation and leisure activities form the basis for a subculture?

The wireless carrier Verizon bought the Internet provider Yahoo. What term best describes the combination of these two companies?

Why was the line between work and play not clearly defined in the premodern world?