Lesson 5 Flashcards
From the functionalist perspective, the media can be dysfunctional in what way?
a. They enforce social norms.
b. They confer status.
c. They desensitize us to events.
d. They are agents of socialization.
c
There are problems inherent in the socialization function of the mass media. For example, many people worry about
a. the effect of using the television as a babysitter.
b. the impact of violent programming on viewer behavior.
c. the unequal ability of all individuals to purchase televisions.
d. both a and b.
d
Gatekeeping, the process by which a relatively small number of people control what material reaches an audience, is largely dominant in all but which of the following media?
a. television
b. the Internet
c. publishing
d. music
b
Which of the following is not a problem feminist theorists see with media coverage?
a. Women are underrepresented, suggesting that men are the cultural
standard and that women are insignificant.
b. Men and women are portrayed in ways that reflect and perpetuate
stereotypical views of gender.
c. Female athletes are treated differently from male athletes in television
commentary.
d. The increasing frequency of single moms in the media is providing a negative role model for women.
d
The mass media increase social cohesion by presenting a more or less standardized, common view of culture through mass communication. This statement reflects the________________ perspective.
a. functionalist
b. interactionist
c. conflict
d. communicative
a
_________________ is the term used to describe the set of cultural beliefs and practices that helps to maintain powerful social, economic, and political interests.
a. dominant ideology
b. government
c. sociology
d. legal system
a
Sociologists blame the mass media for the creation and perpetuation of ______________, or generalizations about all members of a group that do not recognize individual differences within the group.
a. stereotype
b. violence
c. perspective
d. images
a
The _____ perspective contends that television distorts the political process.
a. functionalist
b. interactionist
c. conflict
d. communicative
c
We risk being ___________________ if we overstress U.S. dominance and assume that other nations do not play a role in media cultural exports.
a. ethnocentric
b. egocentric
c. nationalist
d. feminist
a
The ____________________ perspective examines the media on the micro level to see how they shape day-to-day social behavior.
a. functionalist
b. interactionist
c. conflict
d. feminist
b
