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New communications technologies have revolutionized social life in the last 30 years or so Which of the following is not one of the four most significant technological trends making this revolution possible ?
A. robotics
B. the capability of computers
C. the digitization of data
D. satellite communications
E. fiber optics
The abbreviation “NIMBY” stands for “not in my backyard” a cry often heard when people protest____________?
A. landfills
B. prisons
C. nuclear power facilities
D. all of the above
The division of labor among physicians into obstetricians’ internists surgeons and so forth is an example of the process that Talcott Parsons called_______________?
A. differentiation
B. value generalization
C. inclusion
D. adaptive upgrading
The media-themes model of media influence claims that_____________?
A. audiences selectively interpret what they want to hear
B. content analysis is the best way to identify the themes covered by the media
C. audiences passively absorb whatever messages they are given
D. social interaction reinforces the ideas and images that audiences select
Place the three largest producers of films globally in order______________?
A. USA India Nigeria
B. India USA Nigeria
C. India China USA
D. India Nigeria USA
Which sociologist introduced the concept of culture lag ?
A. William F. Ogburn
B. Talcott Parsons
C. Auguste Comte
D. Thorstein Veblen
When was the World Wide Web invented at a Swiss physics laboratory ?
A. 1980
B. 1985
C. 1990
D. 1995
The most all-encompassing type of collective behavior is_______________?
A. public opinion
B. social movements
C. rumors
D. crowds
Walt Disney Sony and Time Warner are examples of________________?
A. transnational corporations
B. multi-media empires
C. ownership concentrated within one medium
D. government-owned companies
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