Question 1

Folk devils are:

Accepted Answer

A)  The group that becomes the focus of concern and censure in a moral panic 
B)  Those who administer crime control measures during periods of moral panic 
C)  Those who speak up on behalf of those vilified during a moral panic 
D)  Journalists and editors who produce news items that contribute to a moral panic 
A)  The group that becomes the focus of concern and censure in a moral panic 
B)  Those who administer crime control measures during periods of moral panic 
C)  Those who speak up on behalf of those vilified during a moral panic 
D)  Journalists and editors who produce news items that contribute to a moral panic A

Question 2

News reporting on violence has:

Accepted Answer

A)  Remained the same over time 
B)  Increased post-Second World War 
C)  Decreased post-Second World War 
D)  Become impossible to measure 
A)  Remained the same over time 
B)  Increased post-Second World War 
C)  Decreased post-Second World War 
D)  Become impossible to measure B

Question 3

One alternative paradigm to 'moral panic' is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Folk devils 
B)  The deviance amplification spiral 
C)  The cautionary tale 
D)  Tabloidization 
A)  Folk devils 
B)  The deviance amplification spiral 
C)  The cautionary tale 
D)  Tabloidization C

Question 4

Which of the following refers to the tendency of news outlets to transform complex news stories into simplistic, catchy messages about crime:

Accepted Answer

A)  Adversarialism 
B)  Media distortion 
C)  Mediatisation 
D)  Sloganization 
A)  Adversarialism 
B)  Media distortion 
C)  Mediatisation 
D)  Sloganization

Question 5

Which of the following is widely seen as a criterion of moral panic:

Accepted Answer

A)  Disproportionality 
B)  The existence of a folk hero 
C)  Responsibilisation 
D)  Long-lasting cultural effects 
A)  Disproportionality 
B)  The existence of a folk hero 
C)  Responsibilisation 
D)  Long-lasting cultural effects

Question 6

Which genre did Foucault see as important in signalling the shifting culture interest from 'the execution to the investigation'?

Accepted Answer

A)  The reality television show 
B)  The prison movie 
C)  The cop show 
D)  The detective novel 
A)  The reality television show 
B)  The prison movie 
C)  The cop show 
D)  The detective novel

Question 7

When was 24/7 news introduced:

Accepted Answer

A)  The 1970s 
B)  The 1980s 
C)  The 1990s 
D)  The 2000s 
A)  The 1970s 
B)  The 1980s 
C)  The 1990s 
D)  The 2000s

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of citizen journalism:

Accepted Answer

A)  Eye-witness film footage taken on a mobile phone, circulated via social media 
B)  News reporting on political events that affect public policy 
C)  Journalism that is mindful of citizens' needs for transparency and accountability 
D)  24/7 news coverage that provides citizens with live news updates 
A)  Eye-witness film footage taken on a mobile phone, circulated via social media 
B)  News reporting on political events that affect public policy 
C)  Journalism that is mindful of citizens' needs for transparency and accountability 
D)  24/7 news coverage that provides citizens with live news updates

Question 9

Cohen's original study of moral panics focused on:

Accepted Answer

A)  White collar crime in the 1950s 
B)  Altercations between two British youth-subcultural groups in the 1960s 
C)  News coverage of 'mugging' in the 1970s 
D)  Party drug-users in the 1980s 
A)  White collar crime in the 1950s 
B)  Altercations between two British youth-subcultural groups in the 1960s 
C)  News coverage of 'mugging' in the 1970s 
D)  Party drug-users in the 1980s

Question 10

What phrase does Surette use to refer to the idea that the media tends to misrepresent the reality of crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rule of distortion 
B)  The law of opposites 
C)  The elementary denial 
D)  Tabloid adversarialism 
A)  The rule of distortion 
B)  The law of opposites 
C)  The elementary denial 
D)  Tabloid adversarialism

Exam 4: Crime and the Media

Folk devils are:

News reporting on violence has:

One alternative paradigm to 'moral panic' is:

Which of the following refers to the tendency of news outlets to transform complex news stories into simplistic, catchy messages about crime:

Which of the following is widely seen as a criterion of moral panic:

Which genre did Foucault see as important in signalling the shifting culture interest from 'the execution to the investigation'?

When was 24/7 news introduced:

Which of the following is an example of citizen journalism:

Cohen's original study of moral panics focused on:

What phrase does Surette use to refer to the idea that the media tends to misrepresent the reality of crime?

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