Sociology - Technology & Media

What is the best definition for technology?

• formal organizations characterized by a hierarchy of authority, a clear division of labor, explicit rules, and impersonality.

• all print, digital, and electronic means of communication

• the application of science to address the problems of daily life

• the ability to sort through, interpret, and process digital knowledge

A student in a poorly funded school is more likely to:

• have more e readiness due to access to technology

• have net neutrality due to access to technology

• be a technophile due to less access to technology

• have a knowledge gap due to less access to technology

More e-readiness will:

• contribute to the increase in college dropout rates

• increase your chances of getting married

• make it more likely for you to get a job - especially a higher paying job

• increase the amount of luddites in our country

President Biden has introduced a bill that aims to improve infrastructure including high speed broad band internet. If successful, what could this bill contribute to?

• increasing the digital divide

• narrowing the digital divide

• decreasing e-readiness

• increasing the knowledge gap

Which is a drawback of the digital divide?

• Jenette, an Asian woman, works from home on her computer

• John, a man of color, searches for a job online

• Olivia, a white woman, orders groceries online

• Fransisco, a hispanic man, uploads his resume on his cell phone rather than a lap top

Your representative in Congress believes in net neutrality, that refers to the:

• principle that all internet data should be treated equally by internet providers

• principle that the U.S. should stay out of conflicts

• principle that internet providers should be allowed to charge and regulate their services how they see fit

• principle that the internet should be free for all users regardless of race, gender, class or geographic location

All of the following are examples of media (print, digital & electronic means of communication) except:

• film

• television & radio

• social networking, blogs & podcasts

• utility patents

Disney, Comcast, Time Warner & CBS are examples of:

• a revival of luddites

• media consolidation that has led to a monopoly

• technological diffusion

• media consolidation that has led to oligopoly

Which is true of an oligopoly?

• they are the sole provider of the product in the market

• there are fewer incentives to innovate, improve services and decrease prices

• there are more incentives to innovate, improve services and decrease prices

• consumers are more likely to get a differentiated product at a competitive price

Which perspective would argue that society benefits from media by learning about goods to buy and passing on values and beliefs to new generations?

• functionalist

• conflict

• symbolic interactionism

• none of these