AnswersSociology – 4-132Mass Media as a Social Institution

Mass Media as a Social Institution — Unit test Answers

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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
media convergence
B
spiral of silence
C
organized skepticism
D
digital divide
E
mass media
F
agenda setting
G
social capital
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
schooling
B
hidden curriculum
C
tracking
D
charter schools
E
school choice
F
zero tolerance
4

Conflict theorists see competition over scarce resources as

A
the cause of social inequality.
B
a necessary feature of the social structure.
C
unimportant in society.
D
all of the above
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
education
B
schooling
C
hidden curriculum
D
tracking
E
charter schools
F
school choice
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
media convergence
B
spiral of silence
C
organized skepticism
D
digital divide
E
mass media
F
agenda setting
G
social capital
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition An important norm in the quality of an experiment that allows for no real theory or finding without a sense of questioning is called

A
organized skepticism
B
spiral of silence
C
media convergence
D
digital divide
E
mass media
F
agenda setting
G
social capital
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
charismatic authority
B
democracy
C
monarchy
D
constitutional monarchy
E
democratic socialism
F
dictatorship
G
junta
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
racial profiling
B
plea bargaining
C
police discretion
D
crime syndicate
E
primary deviance
F
degradation ceremony
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
education
B
schooling
C
hidden curriculum
D
tracking
E
charter schools
F
school choice
G
zero tolerance
13

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
recidivism
B
racial profiling
C
plea bargaining
D
crime syndicate
E
primary deviance
F
degradation ceremony
14

The reputational method is always the best method for determining social class.

A
T
B
F
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
bourgeoisie
B
proletariat
C
social class
D
social mobility
E
poverty
F
life chances
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
sacred
B
profane
C
religion
D
animism
E
shamanism
F
totemism
G
theism
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
totemism
B
theism
C
monotheism
D
polytheism
E
ethicalism
F
ecclesia
G
denomination
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
ritual
B
polytheism
C
ethicalism
D
ecclesia
E
denomination
F
sect
G
religiosity
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
sacred
B
profane
C
religion
D
ritual
E
animism
F
shamanism
G
totemism
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Individuals that are primarily high-income business people and professionals are

A
lower middle class.
B
upper middle class.
C
working class.
D
working poor.

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