TFM 330 FINAL 2024 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS ALREADY PASSED AND VERIFIED

Traditionally, the most common type of media analysis has examined media: - CORRECT ANSWER Content Nearly all social scientists recognize that "race" is a: - CORRECT ANSWER So-cially constructed concept whose meaning changed over time Up through the 1950s, portrayals of African Americans in films and on TV - CORRECT ANSWER Were either nonexistent or limited to stereotypical roles such as entertainers or servants When the civil rights movement influenced the media to treat African Americans more seriously in film and television, this was an example of - CORRECT AN-SWER Human agency affecting social structure Which of the following is not true about "alternative media"? - CORRECT AN-SWER a. It requires fewer financial resources to operate. (b.)It is easier to control the production of content. c. It can voice unique opinions. d. It promotes dominant ideologies Which of the following is not a finding in Messner's study of gender in sports cover-age? - CORRECT ANSWER Overall, women are praised by announcers more of-ten then men American society as portrayed in the media - CORRECT ANSWER is wealthier than the real world Family-based situation comedies on television are overwhelmingly based in - CORRECT ANSWER Middle-class families Compared to middle-class fathers on TV sitcoms, working-class fathers are more likely to be portrayed - CORRECT ANSWER incompetent ( unskillful, unprofes-sional) Gay and lesbian characters begin appearing in more serious and realistic media por-trayals in the - CORRECT ANSWER 1980s and 1990s The following are some statements about media and gender. Which of the following is not correct according to readings? - CORRECT ANSWER a. Men are often de-picted with an emphasis on their faces, whereas women are often depicted with an emphasis on their bodies. b. Men are more likely than women to be portrayed as having a high-status job. c. Male violence is often considered a normal activity. (d.) Today, women make up the majority of news executives and directors. The idea that American media and culture are so powerful that they subjugate other cultures is called - CORRECT ANSWER cultural imperialism The following are some major tenets of a mass media theory; The media are often successful in telling their audience what to think about. The media decide which is-sues are important and which are not. What is - CORRECT ANSWER Agenda-setting The media industry: - CORRECT ANSWER has powerful political lobbies rou-tinely promoting their interests