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41. 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 ____________?
- A. media saturation
- B. media globalization
- C. media penetration
- D. media imperialism
Explanation: Media imperialism describes the unequal global flow in which powerful countries, especially Western ones, spread their cultural products and values through media. Media globalization is broader and does not necessarily imply cultural domination.
Correct answer: media imperialism42. A decline in which of the following does Putnam link to the spread of television ?
- A. rational though
- B. social capital
- C. cultural capital
- D. political awareness
Explanation: Robert Putnam links extensive television viewing with declining social capital, including weaker community participation and civic engagement. Cultural capital concerns knowledge and cultural resources, so it is not the concept used in this argument.
Correct answer: social capital43. What term is used to describe the phenomenon whereby newspapers can be read online radio stations accessed on digital televisions and mobile phones enable internet access ?
- A. mediatization
- B. convergence
- C. globalization
- D. cloud computing
Explanation: Media convergence is the merging of previously separate media technologies and platforms, such as reading newspapers online or accessing the internet through mobile phones and televisions. Globalization refers to worldwide interconnectedness more generally.
Correct answer: convergence44. Who famously stated the medium is the message_______________?
- A. Manuel Castells
- B. Marshall McLuhan
- C. Howard Rheingold
- D. Karl Marx
Explanation: Marshall McLuhan used the phrase “the medium is the message” to show that the form of communication itself can reshape social relationships and perception, regardless of the content transmitted.
Correct answer: Marshall McLuhan45. The global dominance of American film exports raises s about_____________?
- A. cultural imperialism
- B. rise of digital media
- C. virtual communities
- D. the US is not the largest global exporter of films
Explanation: The worldwide dominance of American films raises the issue of cultural imperialism because one country’s cultural products may displace or influence the cultural expressions of others. This concerns unequal cultural power, not simply the existence of digital media.
Correct answer: cultural imperialism46. 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 ?
- A. cyberspace
- B. the worldwide web
- C. virtual communities
- D. chatrooms
Explanation: Howard Rheingold defined virtual communities as relationships formed through sustained online discussion, where participants develop enough personal feeling and connection to create social ties. Cyberspace is the broader online environment, not the relationship-based group itself.
Correct answer: virtual communities47. 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 ?
- A. functionalist perspective
- B. conflict perspective
- C. interactionist perspective
- D. labeling theory
Explanation: The interactionist perspective examines face-to-face and mediated communication, meaning-making, and the development of relationships in settings such as MUDs and chat rooms. Functionalism and conflict theory focus more on system functions and power inequalities than on these micro-level interactions.
Correct answer: interactionist perspective48. The use of terms such as flaming and chat rooms by the subculture of early Internet users is an example of____________?
- A. charisma
- B. argot
- C. equilibrium
- D. virtual reality
Explanation: Argot is the specialised vocabulary used by a particular group or subculture, so terms such as “flaming” and “chat rooms” represent Internet subculture argot. Charisma refers to personal authority, not group language.
Correct answer: argot49. The effect of the Internet upon the public sphere has been to_____________?
- A. repress it by promoting only the interests of elite groups
- B. revive it by reaffirming a commitment of freedom of speech
- C. reproduce it by emphasizing face-to-face contact with peer groups
- D. replace it with a superior form of communication
Explanation: The Internet has been seen as reviving the public sphere by creating wider opportunities for discussion, participation and expression. It has not simply replaced communication or served only elite interests.
Correct answer: revive it by reaffirming a commitment of freedom of speech50. The media-themes model of media influence claims that_____________?
- A. audiences selectively interpret what they want to hear
- B. content analysis is the best way to identify the themes covered by the media
- C. audiences passively absorb whatever messages they are given
- D. social interaction reinforces the ideas and images that audiences select
Explanation: The media-themes model recognises that audiences select and interpret media themes, while social interaction reinforces the ideas and images they adopt. It therefore rejects the view that audiences passively absorb every message.
Correct answer: social interaction reinforces the ideas and images that audiences select