Question 1

What assumption about the media does Adorno's concept of a culture industry make?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are democratically controlled. 
B)  They are disinterested in profit. 
C)  They are interested in educating the masses. 
D)  They are bent on creating an artificial reality of news 
A)  They are democratically controlled. 
B)  They are disinterested in profit. 
C)  They are interested in educating the masses. 
D)  They are bent on creating an artificial reality of news

Question 2

Which Canadian historian distinguished space-oriented media from time-oriented media?

Accepted Answer

A)  Harold Innis 
B)  Marshall McLuhan 
C)  Linda McQuaig 
D)  George Grant 
A)  Harold Innis 
B)  Marshall McLuhan 
C)  Linda McQuaig 
D)  George Grant

Question 3

Discuss two effects of the culture industry on media.

Accepted Answer

The culture industry has had a significa

Question 4

Why are the media seldom objective in their news coverage?

Accepted Answer

The media often struggle with objectivit

Question 5

All electric media extend a human body part.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which age immediately preceded the age of the printing press?

Accepted Answer

A)  age of orality 
B)  age of the alphabet 
C)  age of electronics 
D)  age of writing 
A)  age of orality 
B)  age of the alphabet 
C)  age of electronics 
D)  age of writing

Question 7

All nations have developed an alphabet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Harold Innis coined the term "global village."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The orality stage of media is followed by the electric stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

TV is best understood as a medium that is focused on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  past 
B)  present 
C)  future 
D)  traditional 
A)  past 
B)  present 
C)  future 
D)  traditional

Question 11

TV is a space-oriented medium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to the textbook,the first U.S.election that TV had an impact on was in 1960.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Is the era of print media coming to an end? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The era of print media is not necessaril

Question 14

Why do electric media have a space-oriented bias?

Accepted Answer

The concept of electric media having a s

Question 15

Which practice contradicts the assumption that reporters think freely and independently of each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  pack journalism 
B)  media think 
C)  the culture industry 
D)  television imperialism 
A)  pack journalism 
B)  media think 
C)  the culture industry 
D)  television imperialism

What assumption about the media does Adorno's concept of a culture industry make?

Which Canadian historian distinguished space-oriented media from time-oriented media?

Discuss two effects of the culture industry on media.

Why are the media seldom objective in their news coverage?

All electric media extend a human body part.

Which age immediately preceded the age of the printing press?

All nations have developed an alphabet.

Harold Innis coined the term "global village."

The orality stage of media is followed by the electric stage.

TV is best understood as a medium that is focused on which of the following?

TV is a space-oriented medium.

According to the textbook,the first U.S.election that TV had an impact on was in 1960.

Is the era of print media coming to an end? Why or why not?

Why do electric media have a space-oriented bias?

Which practice contradicts the assumption that reporters think freely and independently of each other?

Regionalism in Canada: the Forgotten Diversity

Demographic Trends in Canada

Social Inequality and Stratification in Canada

Race and Ethnicity: the Obvious Diversity

Aboriginal Peoples

Religion As Meaning and the Canadian Context

Disability As Difference

Diversity and Conformity: the Role of Gender

Sexual Diversity in Canada

Diversity in Canadian Families: Traditional Values and Beyond

Literature: the Voice of Diversity

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Exam 11: The Medium Diversifies the Message: How Media Portray Diversity

What assumption about the media does Adorno's concept of a culture industry make?

Which Canadian historian distinguished space-oriented media from time-oriented media?

Discuss two effects of the culture industry on media.

Why are the media seldom objective in their news coverage?

All electric media extend a human body part.

Which age immediately preceded the age of the printing press?

All nations have developed an alphabet.

Harold Innis coined the term "global village."

The orality stage of media is followed by the electric stage.

TV is best understood as a medium that is focused on which of the following?

TV is a space-oriented medium.

According to the textbook,the first U.S.election that TV had an impact on was in 1960.

Is the era of print media coming to an end? Why or why not?

Why do electric media have a space-oriented bias?

Which practice contradicts the assumption that reporters think freely and independently of each other?

Regionalism in Canada: the Forgotten Diversity

Demographic Trends in Canada

Social Inequality and Stratification in Canada

Race and Ethnicity: the Obvious Diversity

Aboriginal Peoples

Religion As Meaning and the Canadian Context

Disability As Difference

Diversity and Conformity: the Role of Gender

Sexual Diversity in Canada

Diversity in Canadian Families: Traditional Values and Beyond

Literature: the Voice of Diversity

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