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Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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  1. One definition of the term culture is ________.
A

a general process of intellectual, spiritual, and aesthetic development

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  1. Which of the following is NOT a concern about foreign media in Canada?
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Foreign media products are typically lower quality than Canadian products.

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  1. The Enlightenment was distinguished by an intellectual approach based on ________.
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a scientific perspective incorrect

a rational perspective incorrect

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4
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  1. During the industrialization of Western society, photography helped maintain the bonds of ________.
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community, family, and personal life

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  1. New forms of communication, such as the ________, provided vehicles for coordinating buyers and sellers, workers and employers, and governments and citizens.
A

telegraph

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  1. Libertarians believe that ________.
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The media should be in the hands of private citizens incorrect

freedom of speech is the most important human right incorrect

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  1. The mass society thesis suggests that _______ as a result of the change from agricultural to industrial ways of life.
A

people are more isolated

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  1. Social responsibility theory most accurately applies to ________.
A

Canada, Europe

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9
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  1. The term “political economy” is typically associated with which social theorist?
A

Karl Marx

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  1. The development of the Canadian media has been shaped by ________.
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the size of the country incorrect

bilingualism incorrect

the sparse population incorrect

All of the above correct

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  1. Canadian culture includes regional differences as well as elements of ________ groups.
A

Aboriginal

immigrant groups

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12
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  1. Under Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, Canada’s National Policy (1879) did not include ________.
A

the creation of a national newspaper

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  1. In an attempt to strengthen Canadian culture, the federal government has undertaken policy measures in the field of ________.
A

film incorrect

broadcasting incorrect

newspapers incorrect

All of the above correct

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  1. Canadian government investment in communications has traditionally stressed ________.
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telecommunications transmission and technology

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  1. Concerns regarding Canadian media ownership and content include ________.
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the threat that foreign media will overrun local media

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  1. Media policy in Canada is driven by the concern that ________.
A

without it, foreign media may eclipse or overwhelm Canadian media

17
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  1. One of the drivers of media policy in Canada is the concern that without it foreign media may eclipse or overwhelm Canadian media.
A

True

18
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  1. Polls often find that Canadians often know more about US history and government than about Canadian history and government.
A

True

19
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  1. As people moved into cities and towns and took up industrial ways of life, they starting going to the movies.
A

True

20
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  1. Increased literacy rates had little impact on political and social change.
A

False

21
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  1. 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.
A

True

22
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  1. From their inception, newspapers enjoyed widespread freedom of the press.
A

False

23
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  1. Social responsibility theory is the most common way of understanding the political role of the Canadian media.
A

True

24
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  1. Libertarians deny people the freedom to say whatever they wish, including hate speech.
A

False

25
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  1. One of the main problems with the social responsibility perspective on media is that it is elitist.
A

False

26
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  1. Economies of scale have little to do with the operation of the media in Canada.
A

False

27
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  1. Sir John A. Macdonald and his government had the CPR built primarily to ensure the flow of information across the country.
A

False

28
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  1. With the exception of the CBC, broadcasters have generally been more interested in importing and distributing foreign programming than creating Canadian programs.
A

True

29
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  1. The main reason the Canadian government normally gives for investing in the infrastructure to support new media is that it creates jobs.
A

True

30
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  1. The flow of Canadian media products to the US is about the same as the flow of US products to Canada.
A

False

31
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  1. Quebec-made television dominates the schedule in Ontario.
A

False

32
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  1. Canada’s modern communications system is historically rooted in transportation.
A

True

33
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  1. Modern media practices tend to challenge existing social relations of political and economic power rather than support them.
A

False

34
Q

Fourth Estate

A

The media - role of media in watching over other powerful institutions in society

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