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UCLA COMM 10 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH EXAMPLES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+


What are the 4 functions of mass media? - ANSWER >>>Content
Medium
Manifest
Latent

What is Content? - ANSWER >>>the media functions as a source of
information

ex: during elections: newspapers
- give you information about election, candidates, etc.
- key in helping one vote

ex: influencing on how you dress by weather
- key: specific information you get on weather

What is Medium? - ANSWER >>>the main function of the media lies
within the elements of the medium itself

ex: going to the movies on a first date in order to avoid having to talk a
lot and thus giving each other a common ground to talk about

What is Manifest? - ANSWER >>>the function of the media that is
obvious

ex: read a book because one is interested in the plot

What is Latent? - ANSWER >>>the function of the media that is
hidden, unintended

,ex: listening to radio during breakfast to avoid talking to husband

What are the 6 (Societal) Functions of Mass Media? - ANSWER
>>>Status Confirm
Pass on/Enforces traditions, norms, values
Narcotizing Effect
Services Political System
Create Social Cohesion
Services Economy

How does it Confirm Status? - ANSWER >>>Media confirms status of
organization, people, event by reporting on them; thus making them
important
- media legitimizes people/issues

ex: Gay student killed: media covered; gay rights got covered

How does it Pass on/Enforces traditions, norms, values? - ANSWER
>>>Media tells what's right and what's wrong
- certain news tells what to do and makes sure you follow them
- usually mass media upholds status quo
- giving homogenizing effect

ex: man doesn't pay taxes: story comes out then he went to jail

How does it have a Narcotizing Effect? - ANSWER >>>narcotics:
destroys senses
- media blinds and distorts our senses; thus, failing to support critical
thinking

ex: media floods us with information so much that we're numb and
don't have time to carefully consider
- makes us apathetic; thus, failing to raise critical questions and
thinking

,How does it service Political System? - ANSWER >>>leaders use
mass media to address public

ex: tells you what's happening on your news feed
- learn what candidates say helps political system work

How does it create Social Cohesion? - ANSWER >>>brings us
together
- gather around particular social website

ex: jumps online to see what's going on

during dramatic crisis
ex: 9/11 -- victims, volunteers

being alone --> scared
watching TV --> brings together

How does it service Economy? - ANSWER >>>helps economy work
with business/market reports
- advertising makes capitalist economy work
- sells products = more jobs
- use internet for commerce

What are the 8 functions of Mass Media served for individuals? -
ANSWER >>>Guide our Behavior
Guide our Understanding
Professional Tool
Develop Self Concept
Facilitate Social Interactions
Substitute for Social Interaction
Emotional Release
Ritualizes our Lives

How does it guide our behavior? - ANSWER >>>what we learn from
the media can influence our actions

, ex: watching movies and seeing how they behave in dates; thus,
influencing one's behavior in dates

How does it guide our understanding? - ANSWER >>>media can
influence how we think about the world
- gives us a grasp on the world

ex: Mean World Syndrome
- mass media makes viewers believe that the world is more dangerous
than it actually is
- you used to take walks, but TV made you think that it was scary;
thus, not wanting to walk anymore and just staying inside

How is it a professional tool? - ANSWER >>>media helps careers

ex: lawyer read law journal to help in career
- internet allows people to come together (linkedin.com)

How does it develop self concept? - ANSWER >>>media can
influence how you think about yourself
- identification: create concepts about yourself (who are your role
models?)

ex: watching grey's anatomy: wants to become a doctor

How does it facilitate social interactions? - ANSWER >>>mediates

ex: social media (twitter, facebook) brings people together

How does it substitute for social interactions? - ANSWER
>>>connects with people through media
- gives you indirect companionship

ex: watching Friends (on netflix)
- you aren't alone
- forming substitute for real life humans

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