Question 1

More people live alone now than at any other time in history.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Sociologists think of the United States as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the least class-bound high-income nation in the world
B)  less class-bound than most high-income European nations
C)  an intensely class-bound society
D)  an intensely classless society

Question 3

What is cultural relativism?

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A)  The idea that cultural meanings and practices must be evaluated in their own social contexts.
B)  The idea that cultural meanings and practices must be evaluated in relation to other cultures.
C)  The idea that cultural meanings and practices are fundamental,inherited,innate,and fixed across cultures.
D)  The idea that cultural meanings and practices must be evaluated in relation to a control group.

Question 4

When studying media,what is framing? How does framing contribute to media bias?

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Framing is the act of presenting crafted...

Question 5

Research shows that p???eople's Twitter networks,although they could,in theory,be global,are generally national and unilingual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What do sociologists mean when they say that media are biased? Does this bias necessarily have a political basis?

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When sociologists say media are biased,t...

Question 7

What sociological concept stands in opposition to Jurgen Habermas's ideal of the public sphere?

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A)  the counterculture
B)  the subculture
C)  the counterpublic
D)  the subpublic

Question 8

Culture jammers embrace the passive consumption of marketing messages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the digital divide? How could it contribute to already existing social hierarchies?

Accepted Answer

The digital divide is the social,economi...

Question 10

"Resistance through rituals" is typical of countercultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following statements is more likely than the others to be deemed ethnocentric?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taxes in this country are too high.
B)  Using chopsticks to eat food is strange.
C)  Teachers should be fired if their students do not pass grade-level examinations.
D)  Rice is an important food staple in some parts of the world.

Question 12

How do corporations contribute to the framing of media?

Accepted Answer

Fewer and fewer corporations own a large...

Question 13

The terms cultural relativism and ethnocentrism have,essentially,the same meaning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Studying symbols helps us understand things about society that are not often discussed,such as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  race,ethnicity,and gender
B)  habitus and the digital divide
C)  distinctions of honor,inequality,and competition
D)  subcultures and countercultures

Question 15

Ethnocentrism refers to a belief that all people of all races and identities are equal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What role do preschools play in forming cultural identities,according to one set of researchers?

Accepted Answer

According to Tobin,Wu,and Davidson (1989...

Question 17

What do sociologists call the distinctions that people make between themselves and others on the basis of taste,socioeconomic status,and morality?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic boundaries
B)  social contexts
C)  class borders
D)  scarcity

Question 18

What effect has the Internet had on how people consume media?

Accepted Answer

A)  Media have become less accessible.
B)  Media have become more participatory.
C)  Media have become less accurate.
D)  Media have become less interpersonal.

Question 19

Class reproduction is the process that causes class boundaries and distinctions to be maintained over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How can we interpret collective cultural symbols to understand the values of a group of people?

Accepted Answer

By using ethnography and studying common...

Exam 5: Culture, media, and Communication

Class reproduction is the process that causes class boundaries and distinctions to be maintained over time.

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Which of the following statements is more likely than the others to be deemed ethnocentric?

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Culture jammers embrace the passive consumption of marketing messages.

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How do corporations contribute to the framing of media?

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When studying media,what is framing? How does framing contribute to media bias?

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Sociologists think of the United States as __________.

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What sociological concept stands in opposition to Jurgen Habermas's ideal of the public sphere?

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What is the digital divide? How could it contribute to already existing social hierarchies?

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What role do preschools play in forming cultural identities,according to one set of researchers?

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"Resistance through rituals" is typical of countercultures.

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What effect has the Internet had on how people consume media?

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More people live alone now than at any other time in history.

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The terms cultural relativism and ethnocentrism have,essentially,the same meaning.

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How can we interpret collective cultural symbols to understand the values of a group of people?

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Studying symbols helps us understand things about society that are not often discussed,such as __________.

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What do sociologists mean when they say that media are biased? Does this bias necessarily have a political basis?

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What do sociologists call the distinctions that people make between themselves and others on the basis of taste,socioeconomic status,and morality?

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Research shows that p???eople's Twitter networks,although they could,in theory,be global,are generally national and unilingual.

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Ethnocentrism refers to a belief that all people of all races and identities are equal.

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