Across
- 3. studying the impact a work may have on the audience the meaning readers may create; this may also include a consideration of trends or market performance (____________ Response Criticism).
- 9. a technique sociologists use in which they view society through the metaphor of theatrical performance (____________ Analysis).
- 11. a social bond that directly affects social control and is based on an agreement on common values in society as stated in Control Theory.
- 17. theory that the mass media can set the public agenda by selecting certain news stories and excluding others thus influencing what audiences think about” (____________-Setting Theory).
- 19. a social bond that directly affects social control and is based on the investments we make in the community as stated in Control Theory.
- 22. the act of learning to use critical thinking skills to analyze the truly staggering number of messages we are bombarded with daily (Media ____________).
- 23. Understanding how culture can be “read” in a work and how culture can impact the meaning applied by readers (____________ Studies).
- 24. those who innovate pursue goals they cannot reach through legitimate means by instead using criminal or deviant means.
- 27. studying the historical and/or sociological context of a work (New ____________).
- 29. a purposeful organized group hoping to work toward a common social goal (Social ____________).
- 32. a theory of social movements that assumes people join not because of the movement’s ideals but to satisfy a psychological need to belong to something larger than themselves (____________ Society Theory).
- 33. the media is considered like a fourth branch of government (after the executive legislative and judiciary) and thus serves as another of the checks and balances on power (____________ Estate).
- 34. a violation of contextual cultural or social norms.
- 36. the ability to understand how your own past relates to that of other people as well as to history in general and societal structures in particular (Sociological ____________).
- 39. studying the economic factors within a work and/or historical economic factors (____________ Criticism).
- 40. studying a work independently of any “outside” elements/influences.
- 42. a handful of people rebel replacing a society’s goals and means with their own.
- 43. the evaluation and judgment of another culture based on one’s own cultural norms.
- 44. a claim is made and accepted to be true but one must accept the premise to be true for the claim to be true (____________ the Question).
- 45. an emotional/personal attack on a person or his/her character rather than a direct response to points he/she made (Ad ____________).
- 46. analyzing the male/female power relationships in a work (____________ Criticism).
- 47. a theory that looks at society as a competition for limited resources (____________ Theory).
Down
- 1. a group's shared practices values and beliefs
- 2. a theory of social movements that focuses on the actions of oppressed groups who seek rights or opportunities already enjoyed by others in society (Relative ____________ Theory).
- 4. all print digital and electronic means of communication.
- 5. a theory that states social control is directly affected by the strength of social bonds specifically attachment belief involvement and commitment and that deviance results from a feeling of disconnection from society (____________ Theory).
- 6. something must be true because it is believed by someone who said to be an "authority" on the subject. Instead of presenting actual evidence the argument just relies on the credibility of the "authority" (Appeal to ____________ Authority).
- 7. philosophy of criminal justice arising from the notion that crime results from a rational calculations of its costs and benefits (____________ Theory).
- 8. associated with aesthetics and measurable describable and attainable.
- 10. looking at socially constructed gender roles and/or LGBTQ issues in a work (____________ Criticism).
- 12. a social bond that directly affects social control and is based on participation in socially legitimate activities as stated in Control Theory.
- 13. a theoretical approach that sees society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of individuals that make up that society (Structural ____________).
- 14. being able to extend what you learn from your sample to your population.
- 15. the effort to control the impressions we make on others so that they form a desired view of us and the situations; the use of self-presentation and performance tactics (____________ Management).
- 16. those who conform choose not to deviate. They pursue their goals to the extent that they can through socially accepted means.
- 18. a social bond that directly affects social control and is based on our connections to others as stated in Control Theory.
- 20. looking for alternative meanings for a text/work because there is no one single truth.
- 21. shared beliefs values and practices.
- 23. the process by which a concept or practice is created and maintained by participants who collectively agree that it exists” (Social ____________).
- 25. the media’s favorable treatment to certain politicians policy positions groups and political outcomes; this may also be seen through selective exposure perception and retention.
- 26. the laws morals values religious beliefs customs fashions rituals and all of the cultural rules that govern social life (Social ____________).
- 28. a theoretical perspective through which scholars examine the relationship of individuals within their society by studying their communication (Symbolic ____________).
- 30. when a topic is introduced to divert attention from the real issue or problem (Red ____________).
- 31. the sorting process by which thousands of possible messages are shaped into a mass media-appropriate form and reduced to a manageable amount.
- 32. when groups share a location and blend cultures to create a new culture (____________ Pot).
- 35. a faulty argument where a belief is applied to a larger population than the evidence permits (____________ Generalization).
- 37. one reasons that since an event occurred before another then the first event caused the other (Post ____________).
- 38. how we socially construct our emotions as part of our everyday reality (____________ Management).
- 41. studying the behaviors of characters in a work and questioning any psychological implications OR considering the impact of the author’s experiences or psyche on the story or characters within a story (____________ Criticism).
- 46. theory on media effects that suggests audiences get information through opinion leaders who influence their attitudes and beliefs rather than through direct firsthand sources (Two-Step ____________ Model).