Deviance and Media Part A

Question 1

what was known to be the largest change in media from before to now

Answer 1

the internet

Question 2

over the age of 50 _____ (type of media) was used much higher

Answer 2

TV

Question 3

what kind of view did Charles Wright believe in

Answer 3

functionalist view

Question 4

list the 4 functions of how media contributes to social order

Answer 4

surveillance, correlation, transmission and entertainment

Question 5

describe the importance of CBC

Answer 5

CBC brings people together which is the key to functionalism

Question 6

list the 3 types of crime

Answer 6

street, property and violent crimes

Question 7

true or false - violent crimes committed by strangers is the most common

Answer 7

false - most crimes are committed by those known to victim

Question 8

how many deaths a day due to opiod overdose

Answer 8

20

Question 9

define the echo chamber

Answer 9

if we consume a lot of media -> they repeat the same story over and over -> only one view is presented therefore audience gets brainwashed

Question 10

explain how there can be incompleteness of reporting and how this can be a problem (use an example to explain)

Answer 10

the public is made unaware of how courts work -> someone who committed murder only gets 5 years so we think the system is unjust -> we do not get the whole picture (maybe the individual had prior determinants)

Question 11

when you slap someone’s butt what is this an example of (DONT BE DIRTY)

Answer 11

level 1 sexual assault

Question 12

true or false - Canadians have a preference for drama

Answer 12

true

Question 13

when people get tolerant to violence through constant exposure, what happens when they do see a violent film

Answer 13

emotional -> lower levels of anxiety
physiological -> lower heart rates and blood pressure

Question 14

what did Moynihan study

Answer 14

he was a sociologist that studied the normalization of violence -> violence occurs in the inner city because violence there is normalized and expected

Question 15

what was the solution to normalization of violence in inner cities, according to Moynihan

Answer 15

broken windows theory -> argues that there are absent landlords and no one in the area -> if it looks like people are watching, people will commit crimes
-> GET PEOPLE TO LIVE THERE AND CREATE SURVEILLANCE

Question 16

how are moral panics characterized

Answer 16

heightened concern, hostility toward the offending group, consensus that there is a threat, disproportionality and volatility

Question 17

who did we talk about in regards to moral panics

Answer 17

Puritans

Question 18

define folk devils

Answer 18

those who have traits that make them easy to blame for social problems

Question 19

what is another name for folk devils

Answer 19

scapegoats

Question 20

in the Puritan example, who were the scapegoats

Answer 20

women

Question 21

explain the Watney study of homosexual men during the AIDS crisis

Answer 21

suggested a lot of people dealt with ambiguity of being a good person but according to society they are seen as a bad person -> mental indigestion

Question 22

in the AIDS crisis, who are the folk devils

Answer 22

gay men

Question 22

define the differences between the mods and rockers

Answer 22

mods = modern young people, wore preppy clothing
rockers = tough and loud, wore leather jackets

Question 23

what happened in 1964 with the mods and rockers

Answer 23

everything was closed on Easter ->these two groups were maybe bored and there some minor pushing -> media shows up and the headlines say “kids under control, gangs, vanadalizing” -> mods and rockers became the folk devils

Question 24

define transmission

Answer 24

communication of information and norms from generation to generation

Question 25

define surveillance

Answer 25

ways that information is collected and spread in society

Question 26

match the description to the proper characterization -
youth of postwar britain is out of control

Answer 26

increased concern

Question 27

match the description to the proper characterization - exaggeration tactics

Answer 27

disproportionality

Question 28

match the description to the proper characterization - gang fighting image

Answer 28

volatility

Question 29

match the description to the proper characterization - all newspapers framed the story the same

Answer 29

increased consensus over the threat