Unit 3: Media & Politics

Question 1

Bias

Answer 1

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

Question 2

Cancel Culture

Answer 2

a social environment in which publicly boycotting or withdrawing support for people, organizations, etc. regarded as promoting socially unacceptable beliefs is widespread practice

Question 3

Censorship

Answer 3

the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security

Question 4

Conservatism

Answer 4

commitment to traditional values and ideas with opposition to change or innovation
the holding of political views that favor free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas

Question 5

Liberalism

Answer 5

willingness to respect or accept behavior or opinions different from one’s own; openness to new ideas
a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise

Question 6

Woke Movement

Answer 6

alert to injustice and discrimination in society, especially racism

Question 7

Filter Bubble

Answer 7

a situation in which an internet user encounters only information and opinions that conform to and reinforce their own beliefs, caused by algorithms that personalize an individual’s online experience

Question 8

Ideology

Answer 8

a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy

Question 9

Socialism

Answer 9

a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole