Sociology - Technology & Media
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Mass-society theory suggests that.
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The term culture industry used by members of the Frankfurt School referred to.
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The media-themes model of media influence claims that.
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The print revolution of the nineteenth century resulted in.
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A moral panic occurs when.
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Walt Disney Sony and Time Warner are examples of.
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The effect of the Internet upon the public sphere has been to.
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Sreberny-Mohammadi (1996) argues that national cultures can resist American cultural domination of the media by.
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Nineteenth-century theories of social change reflect the pioneering work in biological evolution done by.
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The writings of Auguste Comte and Emile Durkheim are examples of.
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Which term was used by Talcott Parsons in asserting that society tends toward a state of stability or balance?
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Question 12 of 39
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The division of labour among physicians into obstetricians internists surgeons and so forth is an example of the process that Talcott Parsons called.
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The acceptance of preventive medicine is an example of the process that Parsons called.
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Which sociological perspective minimizes change?
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Which of the following theorists argued that conflict is a normal and desirable aspect of social change?
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The term vested interests was coined by social economist.
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The use of terms such as flaming and chat rooms by the subculture of early Internet users is an example of.
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The abbreviation “NIMBY” stands for “not in my backyard ” a cry often heard when people protest.
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Which sociologist introduced the concept of culture lag ?
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The most all-encompassing type of collective behaviour is.
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Which term was introduced by Charles Perrow to refer to failures that are inevitable given the manner in which human and technological systems are organized?
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Karl Marx held that a social movement-the revolt of the proletariat -would help workers overcome feelings of.
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Which sociological perspective would be especially interested in studying how people communicate with each other and develop relationships through MUDS (multi -user domains) and electronic chat rooms?
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Question 24 of 39
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New communications technologies have revolutionized social life in the last 30 years or so Which of the following is not one of the four most significant technological trends making this revolution possible?
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…. social aggregations that emerge from the (Inter)Net when enough people carry on…. public discussions long enough with sufficient human feeling to form webs of personal relationships What is Rheingold (2000)describing here?
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Place the three largest producers of films globally in order.
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The global dominance of American film exports raises questions about.
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Noam Chomsky,s work is an example of which theoretical approach to the media?
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Who famously stated the medium is the message?
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According to Jean Baudrillard What is hyper reality ?
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What term is used to describe tha phenomenon whereby newspapers can be read online radio stations accessed on digital televisions and mobile phones enable internet access?
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According to Marshall McLuhan which of the following is being created by the electronic media?
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A decline in which of the following does Putnam link to the spread of television ?
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When was the World Wide Web invented at a Swiss physics laboratory?
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According to Manual Castells which is the defining organizational structure of our age?
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The Frankfurt School built upon the work of Marx but the importance of which of the following did its members argue that he under emphasized?
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of ideology according to the critical conception of ideology?
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Question 38 of 39
38. Question
Which approach to audience studies emphasizes the ways in which different audiences use the media to meet their needs?
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Question 39 of 39
39. Question
Critics of the spread of Western cultural products across the globe argue that a cultural empire has been created What term do they use to describe this?
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