Chapter 2 Flashcards
- One definition of the term culture is ________.
a general process of intellectual, spiritual, and aesthetic development
- Which of the following is NOT a concern about foreign media in Canada?
Foreign media products are typically lower quality than Canadian products.
- The Enlightenment was distinguished by an intellectual approach based on ________.
a scientific perspective incorrect
a rational perspective incorrect
- During the industrialization of Western society, photography helped maintain the bonds of ________.
community, family, and personal life
- New forms of communication, such as the ________, provided vehicles for coordinating buyers and sellers, workers and employers, and governments and citizens.
telegraph
- Libertarians believe that ________.
The media should be in the hands of private citizens incorrect
freedom of speech is the most important human right incorrect
- The mass society thesis suggests that _______ as a result of the change from agricultural to industrial ways of life.
people are more isolated
- Social responsibility theory most accurately applies to ________.
Canada, Europe
- The term “political economy” is typically associated with which social theorist?
Karl Marx
- The development of the Canadian media has been shaped by ________.
the size of the country incorrect
bilingualism incorrect
the sparse population incorrect
All of the above correct
- Canadian culture includes regional differences as well as elements of ________ groups.
Aboriginal
immigrant groups
- Under Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, Canada’s National Policy (1879) did not include ________.
the creation of a national newspaper
- In an attempt to strengthen Canadian culture, the federal government has undertaken policy measures in the field of ________.
film incorrect
broadcasting incorrect
newspapers incorrect
All of the above correct
- Canadian government investment in communications has traditionally stressed ________.
telecommunications transmission and technology
- Concerns regarding Canadian media ownership and content include ________.
the threat that foreign media will overrun local media
- Media policy in Canada is driven by the concern that ________.
without it, foreign media may eclipse or overwhelm Canadian media
- One of the drivers of media policy in Canada is the concern that without it foreign media may eclipse or overwhelm Canadian media.
True
- Polls often find that Canadians often know more about US history and government than about Canadian history and government.
True
- As people moved into cities and towns and took up industrial ways of life, they starting going to the movies.
True
- Increased literacy rates had little impact on political and social change.
False
- Photography played an important part in maintaining strong family relationships in the wake of the changes in family structure that occurred following the Industrial Revolution.
True
- From their inception, newspapers enjoyed widespread freedom of the press.
False
- Social responsibility theory is the most common way of understanding the political role of the Canadian media.
True
- Libertarians deny people the freedom to say whatever they wish, including hate speech.
False
- One of the main problems with the social responsibility perspective on media is that it is elitist.
False
- Economies of scale have little to do with the operation of the media in Canada.
False
- Sir John A. Macdonald and his government had the CPR built primarily to ensure the flow of information across the country.
False
- With the exception of the CBC, broadcasters have generally been more interested in importing and distributing foreign programming than creating Canadian programs.
True
- The main reason the Canadian government normally gives for investing in the infrastructure to support new media is that it creates jobs.
True
- The flow of Canadian media products to the US is about the same as the flow of US products to Canada.
False
- Quebec-made television dominates the schedule in Ontario.
False
- Canada’s modern communications system is historically rooted in transportation.
True
- Modern media practices tend to challenge existing social relations of political and economic power rather than support them.
False
Fourth Estate
The media - role of media in watching over other powerful institutions in society
