8.4 Review Questions

QuestionAnswer
A parent secretly monitoring the babysitter through the use of GPS, site blocker, and nanny cam is a good example of:
panoptic surveillance
the social construction of reality
technophilia
a neo-Luddite
The use of Facebook to create an online persona by only posting images that match your ideal self exemplifies the_____________ that can occur in forms of new media.
social construction of reality
cyberfeminism
market segmentation
referencing
________ tend to be more pro-technology, while _______ view technology as a symbol of the coldness of modern life.
technophiles; Luddites
Luddites; technophiles
cyberfeminists; technophiles
liberal feminists; conflict theorists
When it comes to media and technology, a functionalist would focus on:
the way that various forms of media socialize users
the symbols created and reproduced by the media
the association of technology and technological skill with men
the digital divide between the technological haves and have-nots
When all media sources report a simplified version of the environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing, with no effort to convey the hard science and complicated statistical data behind the story, ___________ is probably occurring.
gatekeeping
the digital divide
technophilia
market segmentation

The content of this course has been taken from the free Sociology textbook by Openstax

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