Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. According to Sklair, the 1980s witnessed an unprecedented increase in the scale and scope of the electronic media of communication, as well as genuine innovations in their nature. He argues “the fact that this is happening within and as a result of capitalist globalization indicates that a qualitatively new relationship between culture and ideology is being forged.
2. Although Hollywood actually produces only a minority of the worldwide total of films and television programmes, its control over marketing and distribution gives it an enormous input onto First World screens.
3. Although Hollywood actually produces only a minority of the worldwide total of films and television programmes, its control over marketing and distribution gives it an enormous input onto Third World screens.
4. Ritzer argues that the operating procedures perfected (but not originated) by McDonald’s have been duplicated in countless arenas from amusement parks and grocery stores to childcare companies, healthcare organizations, religious institutions, educational institutions, and entertainment industries; as a result, those procedures have seeped into the very fabric of
everyday life.
5. According to the “McDonaldization of society” the following are taking place: Efficiency, Calculability, Predictability, Control, Rationality

Answer 1

1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False