Com 225 Final Exam Questions And Answers Well Defined.
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Course
MST 225
Institution
MST 225
Hegemony - correct answer Dominance of a social group over others
Meritocracy - correct answer Is a social world in which rewards go to people who deserve them due to their abilities, qualifications, and recognized achieve...
Hegemony - correct answer Dominance of a social group over others
Meritocracy - correct answer Is a social world in which rewards go to people who
deserve them due to their abilities, qualifications, and recognized achievements
Media Scripts - correct answer A template for understanding other people,
situations, and objects, and providing us with a program of action
- If your only exposure to other ethnicities comes from the media, then you have fewer life experiences
to create a comprehensive worldview and you rely more on media messaging for your understanding of
society
Normalization - correct answer The process by which actions or ideas come to be
seen as normal, acceptable, or everyday
Media Ecology - correct answer Media environment is an "ecosystem" - is becoming
increasingly personalized and "roles" are blurred in social media
Intersectionality - correct answer The interconnected nature of social
categorizations such as race, class, gender, and religion as they apply to a given individual or group,
regarded as crating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination
Social Class - correct answer Fluid categories of people who share similar
socioeconomic position based on their income, wealth, education, occupation, and social connections
- People with similar life changes
Social Mobility - correct answer A change in wealth, education, and occupation over
a person's lifetime or from one generation to the next in families
,Income Inequality - correct answer Children in the bottom quartile participated in
sports at same rate as those in the upper quartile
- Today richer children are twice as likely to participate in sports as lower-income children
Gender and Violence - correct answer - Women: Critics argued that magazine failed
to also portray female athletes as anything other than victims
o Strength does not equal femininity
o Violence in female sports is viewed as a commitment to competition rather than proof of femininity
- Men: Boys can avoid derogatory social labels if they are seen as capable of violence
o Violent boys are seen as tough, powerful, and either as a loner or a leader
- This normalizes the power of men over women in many societies
Sports/Gang Dyad - correct answer Traditionally, the media presents two paths for
young black men
Government and Sports - correct answer Frequently utilize sports to demonstrate
national and local affiliations, and to maintain their legitimacy in the public's mind
Marketing Violence - correct answer If it bleeds it leads mentality. The more violent
or aggressive games are, the more they will be covered. Sports viewers often tend to respond positively
to athletic events that include violence
- Exposure to violent sports has the potential to increase levels of aggression following such exposure to
violent movies and TV increases aggression
- Violent behavior can be used to market sports, teams, and athletes
o Ex. Detroit's "Bad Boys" of the NBA in the 1980's
Aggression - correct answer Verbal or physical actions grounded in an intent to
dominate, control, or do harm to another person
- Ranges from spoken to physical threats
Assault - correct answer Intentionally putting another person in reasonable
apprehension of an imminent harmful or offensive contract
, - Ex. Mike Tyson biting off Evander Holyfield's ear
Ethnicity - correct answer Cultural heritage that people use to identify a particular
population
Moral Panics - correct answer Efforts be members of society to impose moral
beliefs onto the greater society through tactic of fear
Penny Deadfuls - correct answer 19th century, cheap sensational and violent stories
- were thought to lead to violence among their audience of young male readers
Revenue in College Sports - correct answer Tuition has increased in schools with
athletic programs
Amateur Athlete - correct answer Athletes whose eligibility requires they make no
money for their athletic performance or in connection with their performance
White Savior Narrative - correct answer Black people need to help of a white person
to succeed
Monopsony - correct answer A single buyer of a product or service
Monopoly - correct answer Exclusive control of a product or service
Pac-12 and NCAA Revenues - correct answer Only 2 schools in the Pac-12 showed
profit, Washington and Oregon. Only 22 of the top tier 120 football programs broke even or made profit
Regional Sports Networks - correct answer Target sports programming to a
particular geographic area
ESPN and Economics - correct answer Cable subscribers are dropping, costing the
network's parent company, Disney, millions. ESPN has been over earning on cable subscriptions and is
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