Chapter 2 Flashcards
(34 cards)
1
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- One definition of the term culture is ________.
A
a general process of intellectual, spiritual, and aesthetic development
2
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- Which of the following is NOT a concern about foreign media in Canada?
A
Foreign media products are typically lower quality than Canadian products.
3
Q
- The Enlightenment was distinguished by an intellectual approach based on ________.
A
a scientific perspective incorrect
a rational perspective incorrect
4
Q
- During the industrialization of Western society, photography helped maintain the bonds of ________.
A
community, family, and personal life
5
Q
- New forms of communication, such as the ________, provided vehicles for coordinating buyers and sellers, workers and employers, and governments and citizens.
A
telegraph
6
Q
- Libertarians believe that ________.
A
The media should be in the hands of private citizens incorrect
freedom of speech is the most important human right incorrect
7
Q
- The mass society thesis suggests that _______ as a result of the change from agricultural to industrial ways of life.
A
people are more isolated
8
Q
- Social responsibility theory most accurately applies to ________.
A
Canada, Europe
9
Q
- The term “political economy” is typically associated with which social theorist?
A
Karl Marx
10
Q
- The development of the Canadian media has been shaped by ________.
A
the size of the country incorrect
bilingualism incorrect
the sparse population incorrect
All of the above correct
11
Q
- Canadian culture includes regional differences as well as elements of ________ groups.
A
Aboriginal
immigrant groups
12
Q
- Under Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, Canada’s National Policy (1879) did not include ________.
A
the creation of a national newspaper
13
Q
- In an attempt to strengthen Canadian culture, the federal government has undertaken policy measures in the field of ________.
A
film incorrect
broadcasting incorrect
newspapers incorrect
All of the above correct
14
Q
- Canadian government investment in communications has traditionally stressed ________.
A
telecommunications transmission and technology
15
Q
- Concerns regarding Canadian media ownership and content include ________.
A
the threat that foreign media will overrun local media
16
Q
- Media policy in Canada is driven by the concern that ________.
A
without it, foreign media may eclipse or overwhelm Canadian media
17
Q
- One of the drivers of media policy in Canada is the concern that without it foreign media may eclipse or overwhelm Canadian media.
A
True
18
Q
- Polls often find that Canadians often know more about US history and government than about Canadian history and government.
A
True
19
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- As people moved into cities and towns and took up industrial ways of life, they starting going to the movies.
A
True
20
Q
- Increased literacy rates had little impact on political and social change.
A
False
21
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- Photography played an important part in maintaining strong family relationships in the wake of the changes in family structure that occurred following the Industrial Revolution.
A
True
22
Q
- From their inception, newspapers enjoyed widespread freedom of the press.
A
False
23
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- Social responsibility theory is the most common way of understanding the political role of the Canadian media.
A
True
24
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- Libertarians deny people the freedom to say whatever they wish, including hate speech.
A
False
25
28. One of the main problems with the social responsibility perspective on media is that it is elitist.
False
26
29. Economies of scale have little to do with the operation of the media in Canada.
False
27
30. Sir John A. Macdonald and his government had the CPR built primarily to ensure the flow of information across the country.
False
28
31. With the exception of the CBC, broadcasters have generally been more interested in importing and distributing foreign programming than creating Canadian programs.
True
29
32. The main reason the Canadian government normally gives for investing in the infrastructure to support new media is that it creates jobs.
True
30
33. The flow of Canadian media products to the US is about the same as the flow of US products to Canada.
False
31
34. Quebec-made television dominates the schedule in Ontario.
False
32
35. Canada's modern communications system is historically rooted in transportation.
True
33
36. Modern media practices tend to challenge existing social relations of political and economic power rather than support them.
False
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Fourth Estate
The media - role of media in watching over other powerful institutions in society
