Soc: Sport and Mass Media

When following sports, white fans tend to prefer watching which types of players?

What is the process by which the media set the boundaries of public debate by deciding which issues recieve coverage?

Which of the following sports is an example of direct competition?

Which sector of society benefits, according to the knowledge-gap hypothesis?

Which of the following social perspectives says sport diverts attention from social injustice by providing distraction?

Which of the following is an example of a functionalist perspective of the media?

Johannes Gutenberg invented

Established rules in sports is a key component of

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

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that distinguishes sport as a social institution?

The Greeks building athletic facilities for the general population and providing pensions for winning athletes is

Respected individuals in the community who review and evaluate media messages and then pass the information on

Which society made a type of paper from reeds?

Which society developed the skill of papermaking?

Which of the following is NOT considered a sport?

Passed by Congress in 1996 and requires all televisions to have a V-chip

Which of the following materials were used by the Greeks for writing?

Which of the following is NOT a focus of the interactionist perspective of sport?

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

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

Which development in mass communication was developed by the Sumerians?

Stacking refers to assigning people to sports positions based on

Social networks and the associated reciprocal norms that encourage people to do things for each other are known as

Which of the following passed in 1996 requires all TVs to have a Vchip, allows the viewer to block unwanted programming?

Which form of media is declining in use among Americans?

Which of the following sports is an example of an indirect competition measured against a pre-set standard?

Minorities are still underrepresented in which role in sports?

Which activity is linked with the bureaucratization of sports?

Which persective argues that media messages are distorted because the media is owned by members of the power elite?

After passing Title IX, the participation in sports for which type of athlete increased dramatically?

What do conflict theorists believe about minority representation in media?