SOC 142 Quiz 3

Question 1

Harry Potter reinforces the divide between the rich and poor- the rich hve access the poor dont

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Conflict

Question 2

Why is pop culture the hallmark of civilization?

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Society and culture are complex and stratified, All people aren't growing food and so have time to make pop

Question 3

This is a filter that must be breached by the talent pool- the 1st step to become a star.

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Input Boundary

Question 4

Sequels/Prequels/Spinoffs/Remakes are examples of

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Media industries minimizing risk

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a secondary market?

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A movie that didn't do too well making its way to television

Question 6

How does pop culture create and establish social boundaries?

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Our dislikes categorize us & this establishes boundaries, It creates groups- these divide us- this establishes boundar, Our likes categorize us & this establishes boundaries, It creates groups- these unify us- this establishes boundari

Question 7

The attitude of 'if it ain't broken' applied to which element of pop culture which persists

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The length of pop songs

Question 8

According to Adorno and Horkheimer, people are unquestioning recipients of pop culture.

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True

Question 9

Sequels/Prequels/Spinoffs/Remakes are great at minimizing risk because

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Production apparatus may already be in place, Lend themselves to merchandizing, They may come with a readymade audience, They may come with marketing already in place

Question 10

Diversity is a characteristic of urbanism. Diversity can

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ensure variety among subcultures, be a unifying factor, bolster intensity among dense populations, be a dividing factor

Question 11

____ is the incubator to the nation's greatest achievements in homegrown art and music.

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New York City, New York

Question 12

British New Wave music was extremely popular in the 80's in the US because

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MTV had no other music videos to turn to

Question 13

Not fitting into a genre can make marketing and salability of a media product easy

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False

Question 14

Media conglomerates that own a variety of media use each other to advertise their products.

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Synergy

Question 15

Which of the following constrain the kind of movies that get made?

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Technical Constraints, Gatekeepers, Legal Constraints, Cultural Conventions

Question 16

Crime produces innovation.

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True

Question 17

Video games are a unique art form because

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both the creator and player are artists

Question 18

These are people whose job it is to make decisions for you on products & disseminate that info.

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Surrogate Consumers

Question 19

People that connect artists and firm are called

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Boundary Spanners

Question 20

One way to minimize risk in media industries is called

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Overproduction

Question 21

Pop culture can lead to positive social change.

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True

Question 22

Simulations are all of the following EXCEPT

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neutral

Question 23

Overproduction allows for the production of products which would otherwise not have been made

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True

Question 24

This is the filter that must be breached before groomed talent can make it to the public.

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Output boundary

Question 25

What was the Payola scandal about?

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Record companies paying radio stations to play their songs

Question 26

According to Durkheim, which of the following is NOT a function of crime?

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Crime helps us vent our animalistic feelings

Question 27

According to the NYU School of Business, risk is a combination of danger and

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opportunity

Question 28

For something to be called risky, which conditions must exist?

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Outcome has to provide some utility, The outcome must be uncertain

Question 29

The law can influence what types of pop culture get made.

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True

Question 30

Taken for granted rules and agreed upon assumptions are called

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Cultural Conventions

Question 31

Human beings have never liked risk- that's how we got to where we are- by running away from it!

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False

Question 32

Flops can be transformed in to hits in the secondary market

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True

Question 33

All are advantages of cultural conventions EXCEPT

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Makes collaborative action difficult

Question 34

Who are cultural univores?

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People with narrow cultural tolerance

Question 35

Who gave us the concept of cultural univores?

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Bethany Bryson

Question 36

Pop culture is a solitary activity. The more you starve & isolate yourself the better your art.

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False

Question 37

What example did we use in class for entrepreneurial labor?

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Fashion models

Question 38

These people/organizations select and disseminate what information gets to you

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Gatekeepers

Question 39

According to chapter 6, all hits are NOT flukes.

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False

Question 40

How did record companies get around the ban on paying radio stations to play their music?

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They hired independent record promoters

Question 41

Harry Potter has a function which is why it is so popular and why it exists. Perspective?

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Functionalist

Question 42

HP has unique symbols such as the lightning scar and the deathly hallows which mean something.

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Interactionist

Question 43

According to the Ppt, elites use ____ as cultural capital.

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cultural tolerance or broad cultural tastes

Question 44

What is an output boundary?

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The filter one must travel through to reach the audience

Question 45

According to the video games and embodiment article, we think in simulations.

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True

Question 46

What is one innovation which can be attributed to the success of Harry Potter?

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A children's book bestsellers list was introduced

Question 47

Acc.g to text certain "American" characters were created 2 entice the public 2 buy Amrcan books

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True

Question 48

Fred Schroeder said all of the following about pop culture EXCEPT

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Pop culture is considered a particularly European construct

Question 49

What is entrepreneurial labor?

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People who work on contract basis

Question 50

Jumping off of Half Dome in Yosemite without any ropes is classified as risk.

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False

Question 51

According to chapter 6, media is an industry driven by creativity.

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False

Question 52

Certain television shows, esp. episodic ones like CSI, are created for syndication

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True

Question 53

According to Ian Eng, one must not equate being active in popular culture as having control.

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True

Question 54

Alternative opportunities to get profit from a cultural product beyond its original format

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Secondary Market

Question 55

From the spice trade ex. we know that the rich risked their wealth. What did the poor risk?

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Their lives

Question 56

Which of the following is an example of a surrogate consumer?

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The book reviewer at the New York Times, A person reviewing for Vine Voice on Amazon, A reader reviewing a book on Goodreads, A movie reviewer reviewing a movie

Question 57

All of the following are characteristics of urbanism EXCEPT

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Degree of human homogeneity

Question 58

Who are the countless people that produce pop culture?

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An author, The set designer for a music video, The CEO of a media company, A lawyer at a modeling agency

Question 59

How does Harry Potter define social boundaries?

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Helps define what spiritual liberalism is, The controversy over witchcraft defines which grp u belng to, Helps define what religious conservatism is, By emphasizing what is & is not academic reading material

Question 60

In entrepreneurial labor, who takes on the risk?

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The employee

Question 61

According to Fred Schroeder, ancient Egypt had pop culture because

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They mass produced funerary statues

Question 62

Cultural conventions can be greeted with derision (elephant poop Mary) or acceptance (LadyGaga)

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True

Question 63

Which of the following is a popular trend when minimization of risk is the goal of media indst?

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Reality TV, Entrepreneurial labor

Question 64

All of the following are ways of minimizing risk

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Adhering to cultural conventions, Overproduction, Sticking to a particular genre

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SOC 142 Quiz 3

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