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6. Post Colonialism is...

  • Concerned with the changing representation of ethnicities in the media
  • Concerned with the representation of homosexuals and how this is usually limited by the media
  • Concerned with the cumulative effect of engaging with a variety of media products

7. Structuralism 'whena plot is structured around a series of questions to maintain the audiences' interest in the product'. This is...

  • Enigmatic codes
  • Action codes
  • Symbolic codes

8. The second level on which we read media products is...

  • Representational Level
  • Signalisational Level
  • Syntactic Level
  • Symbolic Level
  • Stereotypical Level
  • Synaptic Level
  • Cultural Level

9. Which theorist/theory pair is correct?

  • Cohen (1972) + Queer Theory
  • Stacey (1994) + Celebrities
  • Anderson and Dill (2000-2006) + Social-learning perspective

10. Regulation and Censorship can link to...

  • Media Effects
  • The effect of Globalisation
  • News Values

11. The thrid and final level is...

  • Stereotypical Level
  • Synaptic Level
  • Symbolic Level
  • Representational Level

12. Liberal Pluralism...

  • suggests the idea that government contrainsts and concerns don't limit the inclusiveness of the media
  • suggests the idea that media products are subject to the wishes of the audience
  • suggests the idea that the media manipulates the audience to prevent rebellion

13. Structuralism: 'When a series of actions allow the audience to follow the details of the plot, allowing them to become absorbed in the narrative'. This is...

  • Enigmatic codes
  • Action codes
  • Symbolic codes

14. According to semiotics, Sassure (1916) suggest there are three levels on which we read media products. The first level is...

  • Syntactic Level
  • Signalisational Level
  • Symbolic Level
  • Cultural Level
  • Representational Level

15. Dyer also had a theory in which of these topics?

  • Celebrities
  • Moral Panics
  • Feminism

16. A moral panic...

  • develops in three stages
  • is not part of a theory
  • conveys representaions