Media Crime And Criminal Justice 4Th International Edition By Ray Surette – test Bank

Media, Crime, And Criminal Justice 4Th International Edition By Ray Surette – Test Bank

Chapter 2 Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the four general sources from which people acquire social knowledge?
   1. Personal experiences
   2. Empirical data
   3. Other social groups and institutions
   4. The media

Ans: B

Ref: 29-30

LO: 2

1. Krista is a high school biology teacher who comes home from a science convention to find that she has been robbed—an example of personal victimization. Which of the following types of reality BEST describes her experience?
   1. Experienced Reality
   2. Symbolic Reality
   3. Socially Constructed Reality
   4. Both A and B

Ans: A

Ref: 31

LO: 2

1. Which of the following types of reality constitutes most of our knowledge about the world?
   1. Experienced Reality
   2. Symbolic Reality
   3. Socially Constructed Reality
   4. None of the above

Ans: B

Ref: 31-32

LO: 2

1. At which stage of social constructionism does the media act as a filter?
   1. Stage 1
   2. Stage 2
   3. Stage 3
   4. Stage 4

Ans: C

Ref: 33

LO: 1

1. The repetitive showing of several anti-littering commercials in a small-town community results in the passing of stricter punishments for those who choose to litter. Which stage of social constructionism is BEST exemplified in this scenario?
   1. Stage 1
   2. Stage 2
   3. Stage 3
   4. Stage 4

Ans: D

Ref: 33

LO: 3

1. Matthew, a well-respected claims maker, claims that building a new bar near his neighborhood will result in an increase in alcohol sales in his community which will inevitably lead to an increase in crime. Matthew is employing which of the following techniques to defend his position?
   1. He is linking one issue to another.
   2. He is using a frame to express his opinion.
   3. He is making a factual claim.
   4. He is making an interpretative claim.

Ans: A

Ref: 36-37

LO: 2