A tobacco company paying a movie studio to mention its cigarettes in an upcoming film is an example of ______.
A. mean world syndrome
B. media phobia
C. the media consumption hypothesis
D. product placement
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
Typically, the __________ decides what the charges will be in a criminal case
A) chief of police B) local sheriff C) mayor D) public prosecutor
Research has found that the unmarried child-free elderly interact more with friends than do the married child-free elderly. The likely reason is that
(a) the unmarried child-free elderly have more time on their hands. (b) the married child-free elderly is consumed with keeping up with relatives from both sides. (c) the unmarried child-free elderly have better interpersonal skills. (d) married couples tend to depend more on each other than outsiders.
Sociologists have found that most of the problems faced by households headed by women are primarily the result of:
a. the absence of male authority figures. b. the threat of poverty that is connected with being a single mother. c. the psychological pressure of heading a household. d. excess media attention that creates the perception of a problem.
______ asserts that crime and deviance are perpetuated by urban disorder.
A. Broken neighborhood theory B. Urban neighborhood theory C. Broken windows theory D. Urban chaos theory