Unit 2 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 6. ideas, beliefs or attitudes about such things as gender, religion, ethnicity, youth, age, disability, sexuality, social class and work that are taken for granted as being part of the fabric of the social practices of a particular culture
  2. 7. the action of describing or regarding someone or something as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval
  3. 8. based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions
  4. 12. false stories that appear to be news, spread on the internet or using other media, usually created to influence political views or as a joke
  5. 18. the portrayal of something as wicked and threatening
  6. 19. spoken, print, graphic or electronic communications with a public audience
  7. 20. the relationship between texts
  8. 21. the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests
  9. 22. a combination of statements, ideas, or features which are opposed to one another
  10. 23. a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency
Down
  1. 1. the presentation of stories in a way that is intended to provoke public interest or excitement, at the expense of accuracy
  2. 2. a general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases
  3. 3. a particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view
  4. 4. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view
  5. 5. not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts
  6. 9. characteristics, qualities, philosophical and emotional stances
  7. 10. inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group
  8. 11. the process of depriving a person or group of positive human qualities
  9. 13. an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning
  10. 14. textual constructions that give shape to ways of thinking about or acting in the world
  11. 15. channel of communication, which may include face-to-face, film, television, stage, radio, print and electronic media
  12. 16. a person who informs on a person or organization regarded as engaging in an unlawful or immoral activity
  13. 17. the action of deliberately arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue