Media/Society: Technology, Industries, Content, and Users 6th Edition

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Discussion Questions Chapter 1: Media/Society in a Digital World 1. How does the power of communication and media socialization affect the depth in which we question phenomenon and popular culture? 2. How and by whom are media products created? 3. Why are

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter Outlines Chapter 1: Media/Society in a Digital World Purpose and Goals of the Chapter This chapter introduces the theoretical and practical approaches that underlies Media/Society. The chapter notes the central role media play in our lives and present a model for understanding

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Discussion Questions Chapter 10: Globalization and the Future of Media 1. What does the globalization of media mean? 2. How does the globalization affect media socialization and popular culture? 3. Marshall McLuhan envisioned an electronic global village in which people would become irrevocably

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter Outlines Chapter 10: Globalization and the Future of Media Purpose and Goals of the Chapter This chapter explores the nature and potential consequences of media globalization. We have already addressed some global dimensions of media in earlier chapters. It is impossible to

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Discussion Questions Chapter 2: The Evolution of Media Technology 1. Where are you situated in the time line of media development? 2. What are the key distinctions between technological determinism and medium theory? How do theorists in each camp view social change? Which

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter Outlines Chapter 2: The Evolution of Media Technology Purpose and Goals of the Chapter Chapter 2 shifts the focus to the technological properties of various forms of mass media, from print up to the early Internet. We also consider how social forces

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Discussion Questions Chapter 3: The Economics of the Media Industry 1. How do the economics of media socialization affect the depth in which we question phenomenon and popular culture? 2. What is media concentration and conglomeration? How are they similar or different to

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter Outlines Chapter 3: The Economics of the Media Industry Purpose and Goals of the Chapter In Chapter 3, we look at the economic forces that shape the industry and the consequences for media content. The emphasis is on the broad structural constraints

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Discussion Questions Chapter 4: Political Influence on Media 1. How does politics affect your media socialization and interactions with popular culture? 2. How and by whom are media products regulated? 3. Why are some images and ideas considered public interest or free market

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter Outlines Chapter 4: Political Influence on Media Purpose and Goals of the Chapter It is impossible to understand the workings of the media without knowing something about the broader social environment in which they operate. For commercial media, especially, the government represents

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Discussion Questions Chapter 5: Media Organizations and Professionals 1. How do media professionals hold power over communicative process and media socialization? 2. How do media producers respond to economic and political constraints? In what ways do these constraints shape media work? To what

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter Outlines Chapter 5: Media Organizations and Professionals Purpose and Goals of the Chapter Media organizations and professionals work with broad structural constraints that will influence behavior by making some choices more attractive, some more risky, and some almost unthinkable. Despite working within

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Discussion Questions Chapter 6: Media and Ideology 1. What are your ideologies do you hold? How are they represented in media? Are the supported or repressed? How do you know this? 2. How are medias use of images central to contemporary culture in

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter Outlines Chapter 6: Media and Ideology Purpose and Goals of the Chapter Chapter 6 introduces the question of ideology, exploring the values, beliefs, and norms that media products routinely display. The chapter looks at the underlying perspectives in the images that confront

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Discussion Questions Chapter 7: Social Inequality and Media Representation 1. In what ways, does media content, like Instagram, accurately portray the real world? 2. What are the best/worst case scenarios of linking content? Frame your response through (1) to producers, (2) to audience

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter Outlines Chapter 7: Social Inequality and Media Representation Purpose and Goals of the Chapter The examination of media content traditionally has been the most common type of media analysis, perhaps because of the easy accessibility of media products. Chapter 7 examines how

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Discussion Questions Chapter 8: Active Audiences and Users 1. What does it mean that audience members are active readers? What kind of activities do you participate in? 2. How does class influence how one interprets television? How does it impact the degree of

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter Outlines Chapter 8: Audiences and Creators Purpose and Goals of the Chapter Chapter 8 is intended to explore the ways that audiences interact with, use, and create mass media. The chapter focuses on various forms of audience activity as users. Users are

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Discussion Questions Chapter 9: Media Influence 1. What is the press responsibility to democracy? 2. Watch this clip, from the TV show Newsroom, what is accurate within the context of the dialogue? What is another perspective? 3. What are the strengths and weaknesses of

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter Outlines Chapter 9: Media Influence Purpose and Goals of the Chapter Chapter 9 considers medias wide-ranging confluence in contemporary life; both how individual users might be affected by media and, more broadly, how media may be helping to transform impacting the social and

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter 1: Media/Society in a Digital World Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. A radio station broadcasting a program is an example of ______. A. interpersonal communication B. mass communication C. media-centric communication D. broad communication Ans: B Answer Location: Interpersonal and Mass

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter 10: Globalization and the Future of Media Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. The global village was a term coined by ______. A. Pop artist Andy Warhol B. U.S. sociologist Herbert Gans C. President John F. Kennedy D. Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter 2: The Evolution of Media Technology Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. Communication was a face-to-face ritual until people started creating one of a kind communication like cave wall art and stone carvings. In China, ______ happened which allowed communication to become

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter 3: The Economics of the Media Industry Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. Modern media companies do not provide ______. A. the media that we watch, read, and listen to B. the services that display and help us find content C. the

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter 4: Political Influence on Media Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. This landmark media regulation eased media ownership requirements so that big media businesses could flourish. What is this regulation called? A. The Fairness Doctrine (1949) B. The Concentration Act (1988) C.

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter 5: Media Organizations and Professionals Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. ______ refers to the establishments where journalists visit regularly expecting news. A. Beat B. Round C. Agency D. Newswire Ans: A Answer Location: News Routines and Their Consequences Ans: A Answer

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter 6: Media and Ideology Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. ______ is a system of meaning that helps define and explain the world and that makes value judgments about that world. A. Democracy B. Semiotics C. Ideology D. Communism Ans: C Answer

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter 7: Social Inequality and Media Representation Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. Which is NOT one of the five ways in which researchers can assess the significance of media content? A. society in general B. producers C. audience Interests D. hypothetical scenarios

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter 8: Audiences and Creators Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. The uses and gratifications approach focuses on ______. A. what people are doing with media B. who is controlling the media C. why people are using media D. both what people are

Croteau, Media/Society, 6e SAGE Publishing, 2019 Chapter 9: Media Influence Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. Which statement about media effects is true? A. Research has proven that media once had a direct impact but has evolved to having very limited effects. B. Pinpointing exactly why, how, to what