PAST PAPER Q&A, MEDIA SOCIO

Identify & briefly explain 3 ways in which governments seek to influence or control
the output of the mass media. (9marks)

Using material from Item C and elsewhere, assess the view that the selection &
presentation of the news ‘is inevitably partial and biased’ (18marks)

‘What is shown by the mass media will not make people violent, but it may lead people to believe that we live in a violent society.’
To what extent do sociological arguments and evidence support this view? (33 marks)

‘What is shown by the mass media will not make people violent, but it may lead people to believe that we live in a violent society.’ To what extent do sociological arguments and evidence support this view? (33 marks)

‘Media representations of minority ethnic groups are problematic and often negative.’ To what extent do sociological arguments and evidence support this view? (33 marks)

Media representations of minority ethnic groups are problematic and often negative.’ To what extent do sociological arguments and evidence support this view? (33 marks)

Identify and briefly explain three ways in which the mass media may contribute to
‘cultural imperialism’. (9marks)

Using material from Item C and elsewhere, assess the role of the mass media in the
representation of gender. (18marks)

Using material from Item C and elsewhere, assess the role of the mass media in the
representation of gender. (18marks)

‘The new media have taken control of media content away from the owners and editors and placed it in the hands of the users.’ To what extent do sociological arguments and evidence support this view? (33 marks)

‘The new media have taken control of media content away from the owners and editors and placed it in the hands of the users.’ To what extent do sociological arguments and evidence support this view? (33 marks)

Assess the view that the owners of mass media corporations control media output and serve mainly ruling-class interests. (33 marks)

Assess the view that the owners of mass media corporations control media output and serve mainly ruling-class interests. (33 marks)

Identify and briefly explain three ways in which globalisation has changed the role of the media over the past 20 years or so. (9 marks)

Using material from Item C and elsewhere, assess the view that the mass media represent young people as a problem group. (18 marks)

Using material from Item C and elsewhere, assess the view that the mass media represent young people as a problem group. (18 marks)

Assess postmodernist contributions to our understanding of the role of the mass media in society today. (33 marks)

Assess postmodernist contributions to our understanding of the role of the mass media in society today. (33 marks)

Assess the view that the news is a social construction. (33 marks)

Assess the view that the news is a social construction. (33 marks)

Identify and briefly explain three ways in which women working in mass media
organisations today are disadvantaged. (9 marks)

Using material from Item C and elsewhere, assess the view that the mass media represent many groups in stereotypical ways. (18 marks)

Using material from Item C and elsewhere, assess the view that the mass media represent many groups in stereotypical ways. (18 marks)

‘The mass media do not control their consumers; the consumers control the media.’ To what extent do sociological arguments and evidence support this view of the mass media today? (33 marks)

‘The mass media do not control their consumers; the consumers control the media.’ To what extent do sociological arguments and evidence support this view of the mass media today? (33 marks)

Assess the view that the mass media are helping to create a single global popular
culture. (33 marks)

Assess the view that the mass media are helping to create a single global popular
culture. (33 marks)

Identify and briefly explain three arguments put forward by sociologists to support their claim that exposure to media violence does not make people violent. (9 marks)

Using material from Item C and elsewhere, assess sociological views of the selection
and presentation of the news. (18 marks)

Using material from Item C and elsewhere, assess sociological views of the selection
and presentation of the news. (18 marks)

Evaluate the contribution of Marxist theories to our understanding of the organisation and role of the mass media in the world today. (33 marks)

Evaluate the contribution of Marxist theories to our understanding of the organisation and role of the mass media in the world today. (33 marks)

Evaluate the impact of the growth and increasing diversity of the new media on society today. (33 marks)

Evaluate the impact of the growth and increasing diversity of the new media on society today. (33 marks)