MEJO 441 - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
advertising and the use of gay vague correct answer gay vague: the "wink" to the
gay viewer to translate and decode the advertisements in ways that can be read
by gay people as representing them and their lives - not directly advertising to
them
- gays have a lot of disposable income
alternative coverage correct answer - took long time after Stoneall of news
coverage of homosexuality to get past clichéd language and oftentimes
dehumanizing characterizations
- lesbians and gay men in meantime looked to community produced alternatives
press to connect with each other and prove space for community positive news
- major news organizations started to cover more, but wouldn't use word gay and
instead would use more stigmatized "homosexual"
- alternative press served vital role in the gay rights movement, providing much
needed paths for communication and visibility
attribution theory correct answer the process of drawing inferences from
behavior
- first, we perceive
- second, we judge
- next, we attribute
authenticity correct answer the unvarnished truth of physical reality that you
observe and experience and includes the lived experiences of people
, class in the United States correct answer - class mobility is embedded into
national identity
- the American Dream
- upward mobility is much more limited
- rich get richer and poor get poorer
- "pulling yourself up by your bootstraps"
- privileged class (20%)
- working class (80%)
complexity correct answer the truth; elements added to a story that show there
are gray truths; a story has more than two sides; providing assessments of facts
through a 360-degree look at the issue or story; entails background research,
multiple views, and avoid stereotypes
Concept of excellence and excellent journalism correct answer context,
complexity, voices, authenticity, proportionality
context correct answer the time, place, history, social setting, environment, and
culture necessary to give meaning to the story
covering poverty: what to avoid/how to get it right correct answer - avoid:
representing people experiencing poverty as one of three types: victim, criminal,
or exception
- avoid: making broad statements about what "everyone" thinks or does,
especially when those statements likely don't apply to individuals of all income
levels
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
advertising and the use of gay vague correct answer gay vague: the "wink" to the
gay viewer to translate and decode the advertisements in ways that can be read
by gay people as representing them and their lives - not directly advertising to
them
- gays have a lot of disposable income
alternative coverage correct answer - took long time after Stoneall of news
coverage of homosexuality to get past clichéd language and oftentimes
dehumanizing characterizations
- lesbians and gay men in meantime looked to community produced alternatives
press to connect with each other and prove space for community positive news
- major news organizations started to cover more, but wouldn't use word gay and
instead would use more stigmatized "homosexual"
- alternative press served vital role in the gay rights movement, providing much
needed paths for communication and visibility
attribution theory correct answer the process of drawing inferences from
behavior
- first, we perceive
- second, we judge
- next, we attribute
authenticity correct answer the unvarnished truth of physical reality that you
observe and experience and includes the lived experiences of people
, class in the United States correct answer - class mobility is embedded into
national identity
- the American Dream
- upward mobility is much more limited
- rich get richer and poor get poorer
- "pulling yourself up by your bootstraps"
- privileged class (20%)
- working class (80%)
complexity correct answer the truth; elements added to a story that show there
are gray truths; a story has more than two sides; providing assessments of facts
through a 360-degree look at the issue or story; entails background research,
multiple views, and avoid stereotypes
Concept of excellence and excellent journalism correct answer context,
complexity, voices, authenticity, proportionality
context correct answer the time, place, history, social setting, environment, and
culture necessary to give meaning to the story
covering poverty: what to avoid/how to get it right correct answer - avoid:
representing people experiencing poverty as one of three types: victim, criminal,
or exception
- avoid: making broad statements about what "everyone" thinks or does,
especially when those statements likely don't apply to individuals of all income
levels
