Which statement is true of social construction?
a. It is an arbitrary representation of ideas, people, relationships, cultures, genders, and
so forth.
b. It brings into existence something that has not been there before.
c. It can be used to study all communicative activity.
d. It is the way in which symbols take on meaning in a social context or society as they
are used over time.
d. It is the way in which symbols take on meaning in a social context or society as they
are used over time.
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A newspaper published a classified advertisement that said, “Having trouble? Need to remove someone? Contact me to get rid of your problems. Bill.” Dick hired Bill to kill his golfing partner, Frank. Frank’s family sued the newspaper. A court likely would find ______.
a. a reasonable person could not understand the advertisement meant “murder for hire” b. the newspaper’s free speech rights protect all the ads it runs c. a reasonable person should have known the advertisement had a substantial likelihood of causing harm d. the newspaper is not responsible for the ad even if it could be understood as meaning “murder for hire”
A speech to entertain differs from speaking to entertain
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Recall the discussion of special events and so-called "pseudoevents" from Chapter Nine. Was the Yahoo! billboard tactic a pseudoevent?
What will be an ideal response?
In 1893, British inventor ________ introduced his photographic system, which used translucent paper (a negative) and was so sensitive that it permitted exposure times as short as a few seconds.
A. Louis Daguerre B. William Dickson C. William Henry Fox Talbot D. Hannibal Goodwin