A conflict theorist would point out that powerful media outlets reinforce existing inequalities by choosing which news stories they report, effectively shaping their own ideological message.

This is an example of ________.

A. social control
B. digital divide
C. gatekeeping
D. knowledge gap


C. gatekeeping

Sociology

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In the theory of personal control developed by Heckhausen, Wrosch, and Schulz, control is viewed as

a. a motivational system that regulates human behavior. b. the give and take of mechanisms that regulate human behavior. c. minimizing the impact of failures in performance. d. none of these.

Sociology

According to Taylor and Brown, positive illusions about their support networks assisted widows in adapting

a. True b. False

Sociology

Why did the author choose to focus her study on preschool-aged children?

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

An organization of replacing old goals with new ones; also known as goal replacement

A) alienation. B) McDonaldization. C) goal displacement. D) the Peter Principle.

Sociology