A2 Media Studies Revision

Who developed the 'Uses & Gratifications' theory'? 

• Blumler and Katz
• Bulmer and Katz
• Henry Jenkins
• Vladimir Propp

Laura Mulvey's 'Male Gaze' theory can be applied to both males and females

• True
• False

When audiences act as not only consumers, but also a producers of media, we call them...

• Media producers
• Prosumers
• Coducers
• All of the above

Which theorist believes that some representations empower women as sexually powerful?

• Blumler and Katz
• Laura Mulvey
• Angela McRobbie
• Henry Jenkins

Who coined the term 'moral panic'?

• Stanley Cohen
• David Gauntlett
• Henry Jenkins
• David Buckingham

the exclusion of persons who do not fit the norm of the social group can be referred to as 'othering'

• True
• False

Which word is used to describe groups of people who identify with and are captivated by a particular subject?

• Groupies
• Captivators 
• Fandom
• All of the above

Who argued that the media, "offers possibilities and celebrates diversity, but offers narrow interpretations of certain roles or lifestyles"?

• David Gauntlett
• David Buckingham
• Stuart Hall
• Judith Butler

Which theorist suggests that stereotypes are all about power - those with power stereotype those with less power?

• Tessa Perkins
• Paul Gilroy
• Richard Dyer
• Andy Medhurst

Which theorist suggested that stereotypes are media shorthand that provide an easy point of contact when the text needs to communicate quickly with the audience?

• Paul Gilroy
• Tessa Perkins
• Richard Dyer
• Andy Medhurst