Which theoretical perspective argues that media consumption often produces passivity in an audience?
a. social power theory
b. culture power theory
c. media power theory
d. audience power theory
c. media power theory
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According to David Baker and Gerald LeTendre (2005), all of the following beliefs have influenced the development of mass schooling EXCEPT that ______.
A. children should be educated B. nations should invest in schooling C. education is not required to benefit the collective good of society D. children should receive early and ongoing schooling
Racial-formation theory suggests that
a. the mass media create prejudicial attitudes in children. b. the U.S. is organized along racial lines from top to bottom. c. groups are created in response to the emergence of new racial categories. d. discrimination is an unavoidable by-product of a heterogeneous society.
_____ are very lenient and allow their children to largely regulate their own behavior
A) Permissive parents B) Authoritarian parents C) Authoritative parents D) Uninvolved parents
Urban bias refers to ________
A) primate cities B) cities are considered better places to live by the populous C) theorists who only study cities and neglect rural areas in developing their theories D) governments tend to drain resources from rural areas to support cities