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Chapter 2 theorising media

Authored by Clare Baker

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one type of theory described in the passage?

A specific historical account of media development

A generalized proposition about the relationship between two or more variables

  • A fictional narrative about media influence

A technical manual on media production

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Gabriel Abend argued that there are how many different meanings to the word "theory"?

9

3

4

7

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do theorists like Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim focus on, according to the passage?

Physics, Mathematics, and Psychology
Geography, History, and Literature
Astronomy, Biology, and Chemistry

Interpretations, analyses, and critiques

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an example of a broad theoretical perspective mentioned in the passage?

Post modernist theory

functionalist perspective
conflict theory
rational choice theory

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Why is it challenging to create a list of prevailing media theories?

Media theory is a niche area

Media theories are all speculative

Media theories are all philosophical

Media sociology lacks a clear-cut canon and prevailing theoretical tradition

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the passage suggest about the relationship between sociology and communications studies?

Sociology handed over mass media as a topic to communications

Sociology and communications are unrelated fields

Communications studies only focus on technical aspects of media

  • Communications studies evolved from sociology

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What might a scholar of race examine in media sociology?

The development of new media technologies

The financial success of media companies

The history of photography in media production

The overrepresentation of black men in crime news on television

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