Question 1

What is the political economy of the media? What are some of the consequences of the political economy of the media?

Accepted Answer

The political economy of the media refers to the interplay between the political and economic forces that shape the media industry. This includes the influence of government regulations, ownership structures, advertising revenue, and market competition on the production and distribution of media content.

Some consequences of the political economy of the media include:
1. Media bias: Ownership and advertising revenue can influence the content and perspective of media outlets, leading to biased reporting and limited diversity of viewpoints.
2. Concentration of media ownership: A small number of large corporations owning a majority of media outlets can limit competition and diversity of voices, leading to homogenized content and limited representation of marginalized groups.
3. Commercialization: The pursuit of profit can lead to the prioritization of sensationalized or entertainment-focused content over in-depth reporting and public interest journalism.
4. Government influence: Political pressure and regulations can impact media freedom and independence, leading to self-censorship and limited coverage of sensitive topics.

Overall, the political economy of the media has significant implications for the quality, diversity, and independence of media content, and it is important to critically examine and address these dynamics in order to ensure a vibrant and democratic media landscape.

Question 2

"Americans have taken over our airwaves. There is a lot of talent in Canada that is being ignored. Canada should ban American content and focus on Canadian programming." According to the text, who would be likely to make this statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  a Canadian advertiser 
B)  a Canadian nationalist 
C)  a Canadian actor 
D)  a Canadian television viewer 
A)  a Canadian advertiser 
B)  a Canadian nationalist 
C)  a Canadian actor 
D)  a Canadian television viewer B

Question 3

Critical theorists assert that negativity in the news reinforces the dominant ideology in two ways. Describe and explain these two ways.

Accepted Answer

Reproduces dominant ideology and dominant definitions of what is socially normal and desirable. Focuses on the actions of social control authorities to restore order.

Question 4

There has been little research on the prosocial effects of the media.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is a consequence of media violence, according to social learning theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Media violence has no impact on aggression in children. 
B)  Media teaches children scripts about how and when to behave aggressively. 
C)  Media effects of violence are offset by prosocial family socialization. 
D)  Media effects on violence are inconclusive in most social research. 
A)  Media violence has no impact on aggression in children. 
B)  Media teaches children scripts about how and when to behave aggressively. 
C)  Media effects of violence are offset by prosocial family socialization. 
D)  Media effects on violence are inconclusive in most social research.

Question 6

What is cultural imperialism? Explain how this relates to Canada.

Accepted Answer

One society's media exerts an

Question 7

According to Marshall McLuhan and his followers, in which of the following ways does television, as compared to print, affect culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Television replaced radio and print. 
B)  Television is more socially inclusive than print. 
C)  Television is more socially destructive than print. 
D)  Television is more popular than print. 
A)  Television replaced radio and print. 
B)  Television is more socially inclusive than print. 
C)  Television is more socially destructive than print. 
D)  Television is more popular than print.

Question 8

Which of the following is a critical assertion about the media derived from orthodox Marxism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The media serves the economic interests of the dominant class. 
B)  The media attempts to suspend bias and be objective. 
C)  The media simply reflects common societal interests. 
D)  The media's news is not filtered nor interpreted but merely reported. 
A)  The media serves the economic interests of the dominant class. 
B)  The media attempts to suspend bias and be objective. 
C)  The media simply reflects common societal interests. 
D)  The media's news is not filtered nor interpreted but merely reported.

Question 9

An anthropologist in the Yucatan peninsula discovers an ancient Mayan temple, the sides of which are adorned by complex hieroglyphs documenting aspects of the Mayan people's lives. What kind of media are hieroglyphs?

Accepted Answer

A)  print-based media 
B)  symbol-based media 
C)  space-biased media 
D)  time-biased media 
A)  print-based media 
B)  symbol-based media 
C)  space-biased media 
D)  time-biased media

Question 10

The pilot for a new television show included a character that helped a teenager obtain an abortion. Since a major shareholder on the television network's board of directors was antiabortion, the show was not purchased. According to the text, what sociological approach could be used to analyze the influence of the shareholder?

Accepted Answer

A)  multimedia chains 
B)  vertical integration 
C)  critical hegemony 
D)  political economy 
A)  multimedia chains 
B)  vertical integration 
C)  critical hegemony 
D)  political economy

Question 11

What is the term used when the media and other cultural institutions represent only dominant interests, values, and understandings?

Accepted Answer

A)  socialization 
B)  hegemony 
C)  persuasion 
D)  education 
A)  socialization 
B)  hegemony 
C)  persuasion 
D)  education

Question 12

In the propaganda model of the new media put forward by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky, what are the five main filters that eliminate subversive views?

Accepted Answer

Media's orientation to profit making, de

Question 13

According to the text, which of the following statements reflects the concept of a digital divide?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use of CMC is unrelated to general social stratification. 
B)  The developing world produces the majority of Internet content. 
C)  People with higher education are more likely to be online. 
D)  Today, social class has no bearing on who is online. 
A)  Use of CMC is unrelated to general social stratification. 
B)  The developing world produces the majority of Internet content. 
C)  People with higher education are more likely to be online. 
D)  Today, social class has no bearing on who is online.

Question 14

Which theorist conceptualized a distinction between time-biased and space-biased media?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marshall McLuhan 
B)  Harold Innis 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Theodor Adorno 
A)  Marshall McLuhan 
B)  Harold Innis 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Theodor Adorno

Question 15

Which of the following terms describes an imbalance of trade in cultural products, such as the concern about American television shows on Canadian airwaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  free trade 
B)  airwave hijacking 
C)  media monopolization 
D)  cultural imperialism 
A)  free trade 
B)  airwave hijacking 
C)  media monopolization 
D)  cultural imperialism

Question 16

According to the text, which of the following is a possible negative consequence of the rapid growth of the Internet?

Accepted Answer

A)  low self-esteem 
B)  interactive leisure time 
C)  poor diets 
D)  civic disengagement 
A)  low self-esteem 
B)  interactive leisure time 
C)  poor diets 
D)  civic disengagement

Question 17

According to the text, which of the following has the most influence on the production of ideas, beliefs, values, and norms in society?

Accepted Answer

A)  monopolization 
B)  dominant ideology 
C)  hegemony 
D)  foreign media content 
A)  monopolization 
B)  dominant ideology 
C)  hegemony 
D)  foreign media content

Question 18

What are the three types of news sources? Provide an example for each type of source.

Accepted Answer

Official,

Question 19

Which of the following is a general conclusion reached by laboratory experimenters on the effects of television violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  It affects only people already violent or violence-prone. 
B)  It does not simulate real-life violence and is unreliable. 
C)  It affects people at a subliminal and unconscious level. 
D)  It affects people independent of intervening factors. 
A)  It affects only people already violent or violence-prone. 
B)  It does not simulate real-life violence and is unreliable. 
C)  It affects people at a subliminal and unconscious level. 
D)  It affects people independent of intervening factors.

Question 20

News is framed on the basis of three news values criteria. Describe and explain these three news values.

Accepted Answer

Immediacy,

What is the political economy of the media? What are some of the consequences of the political economy of the media?

"Americans have taken over our airwaves. There is a lot of talent in Canada that is being ignored. Canada should ban American content and focus on Canadian programming." According to the text, who would be likely to make this statement?

Critical theorists assert that negativity in the news reinforces the dominant ideology in two ways. Describe and explain these two ways.

There has been little research on the prosocial effects of the media.

What is a consequence of media violence, according to social learning theory?

What is cultural imperialism? Explain how this relates to Canada.

According to Marshall McLuhan and his followers, in which of the following ways does television, as compared to print, affect culture?

Which of the following is a critical assertion about the media derived from orthodox Marxism?

An anthropologist in the Yucatan peninsula discovers an ancient Mayan temple, the sides of which are adorned by complex hieroglyphs documenting aspects of the Mayan people's lives. What kind of media are hieroglyphs?

What is the term used when the media and other cultural institutions represent only dominant interests, values, and understandings?

In the propaganda model of the new media put forward by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky, what are the five main filters that eliminate subversive views?

According to the text, which of the following statements reflects the concept of a digital divide?

Which theorist conceptualized a distinction between time-biased and space-biased media?

Which of the following terms describes an imbalance of trade in cultural products, such as the concern about American television shows on Canadian airwaves?

According to the text, which of the following is a possible negative consequence of the rapid growth of the Internet?

According to the text, which of the following has the most influence on the production of ideas, beliefs, values, and norms in society?

What are the three types of news sources? Provide an example for each type of source.

Which of the following is a general conclusion reached by laboratory experimenters on the effects of television violence?

News is framed on the basis of three news values criteria. Describe and explain these three news values.

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Exam 5: Communication and Mass Media

What is the political economy of the media? What are some of the consequences of the political economy of the media?

"Americans have taken over our airwaves. There is a lot of talent in Canada that is being ignored. Canada should ban American content and focus on Canadian programming." According to the text, who would be likely to make this statement?

Critical theorists assert that negativity in the news reinforces the dominant ideology in two ways. Describe and explain these two ways.

There has been little research on the prosocial effects of the media.

What is a consequence of media violence, according to social learning theory?

What is cultural imperialism? Explain how this relates to Canada.

According to Marshall McLuhan and his followers, in which of the following ways does television, as compared to print, affect culture?

Which of the following is a critical assertion about the media derived from orthodox Marxism?

An anthropologist in the Yucatan peninsula discovers an ancient Mayan temple, the sides of which are adorned by complex hieroglyphs documenting aspects of the Mayan people's lives. What kind of media are hieroglyphs?

What is the term used when the media and other cultural institutions represent only dominant interests, values, and understandings?

In the propaganda model of the new media put forward by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky, what are the five main filters that eliminate subversive views?

According to the text, which of the following statements reflects the concept of a digital divide?

Which theorist conceptualized a distinction between time-biased and space-biased media?

Which of the following terms describes an imbalance of trade in cultural products, such as the concern about American television shows on Canadian airwaves?

According to the text, which of the following is a possible negative consequence of the rapid growth of the Internet?

According to the text, which of the following has the most influence on the production of ideas, beliefs, values, and norms in society?

What are the three types of news sources? Provide an example for each type of source.

Which of the following is a general conclusion reached by laboratory experimenters on the effects of television violence?

News is framed on the basis of three news values criteria. Describe and explain these three news values.

Introduction to Sociology

Culture

Socialization

Gender and Sexuality

Social Stratification

Gender Inequality

Race and Ethnic Relations

Development and Underdevelopment

Families

Work and Occupations

Education

Religion

Deviance and Crime

Population and Urbanization

Sociology and the Environment

Health and Aging

Politics and Social Movements

Globalization

Research Methods

Networks, Groups, Bureaucracies, and Societies

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