Chapter 14 Sociology

Who are respected individuals who review and evaluate media messages and pass them on to friends?

The knowledge-gap hypothesis argues that wealthy and educated parts of society benefit from social system increases.

Greeks used animal skins to write.

Passed by Congress in 1996 requiring TVs to have a V-chip, allowing the viewer to block reception of unwanted programs.

Urbanization is a characteristic that distinguishes sports as a social institution.

Established rules in sports is a key component of quantification.

Functionalists believe that the media supports instability in society.

Conflict theorists believe that minorities are misrepresented in the media & this reinforces social inequality for them

The functionalist perspective focuses on how sports divert attention from social injustice by causing a distraction.

Gatekeepers are media executives, editors, or reporters called who open or close the gate on a particular story.

The Greeks built athletic facilities for the general population and provided pensions for winners. This is an example of

Title IX increased female participation in sports dramatically.

What are social networks and reciprocal norms that encourage people to do things for each other?

Which activity is linked with the bureaucratization of sports?

The interactionist perspective of sports focuses on symbols, norms, and values.

What does stacking do? Assigns sports positions based on.....

Sumerians made paper from reeds.

The Sumerians forms this type of mass communication.

Chess is considered a sport.

What is the gap between those with access to new technologies and those without called?

Gymnastics is an example of an indirect competition measured against a pre-set standard.

Johannes Gutenberg invented

What is an example of an indirect sport?

Which media type of declining in American use?

Which society developed papermaking?

Football is an example of direct competition.

Which of the following is not required for something to be considered a sport?

_____ is the process where the media set boundaries of public debate by deciding which issues will receive coverage.

Minorities are underrepresented in the area of coaches in sports.

Conflict perspective argues that media messages are distorted because media is owned by the elite.