Question 1

Which of the following theories proposes that the media is owned by the ruling bourgeois elite and operate in the interests of that class?

Accepted Answer

A)  anomie 
B)  marxism 
C)  pluralism 
D)  behaviorism 
A)  anomie 
B)  marxism 
C)  pluralism 
D)  behaviorism

Question 2

According to the authors, the endeavor to observe and measure the relationship between "cause and effect" led to a belief that criminality is not a matter of free will but is caused by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  biological 
B)  psychological 
C)  social disposition 
D)  all of these 
A)  biological 
B)  psychological 
C)  social disposition 
D)  all of these

Question 3

Models of media effects have been strongly influenced by pluralism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Anxieties about media effects have traditionally taken all of the following forms except:

Accepted Answer

A)  exposure encourages lewd behavior. 
B)  the mass media undermines the civilizing influence of high culture. 
C)  the mass media represents all individuals, including the elite. 
D)  the mass media represents the elite. 
A)  exposure encourages lewd behavior. 
B)  the mass media undermines the civilizing influence of high culture. 
C)  the mass media represents all individuals, including the elite. 
D)  the mass media represents the elite.

Which of the following theories proposes that the media is owned by the ruling bourgeois elite and operate in the interests of that class?

According to the authors, the endeavor to observe and measure the relationship between "cause and effect" led to a belief that criminality is not a matter of free will but is caused by which of the following?

Models of media effects have been strongly influenced by pluralism.

Anxieties about media effects have traditionally taken all of the following forms except:

The Construction of Crime News

Media and Moral Panics

Media Constructions of Children: Evil Monsters and Tragic Victims

Media Misogyny: Monstrous Women

The Police Image and Policing the Image

Crime Films and Prison Films

Crime and the Surveillance Culture

The Role of the Internet in Crime and Deviance

Reconceptualizing the Relationship Between Media and Crime

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Exam 1: Theorizing Media and Crime

Which of the following theories proposes that the media is owned by the ruling bourgeois elite and operate in the interests of that class?

According to the authors, the endeavor to observe and measure the relationship between "cause and effect" led to a belief that criminality is not a matter of free will but is caused by which of the following?

Models of media effects have been strongly influenced by pluralism.

Anxieties about media effects have traditionally taken all of the following forms except:

The Construction of Crime News

Media and Moral Panics

Media Constructions of Children: Evil Monsters and Tragic Victims

Media Misogyny: Monstrous Women

The Police Image and Policing the Image

Crime Films and Prison Films

Crime and the Surveillance Culture

The Role of the Internet in Crime and Deviance

Reconceptualizing the Relationship Between Media and Crime

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