Lesson 01B3.1.1

01B3.1.1 Media representations of ethnicity and gender Quiz: OCR Sociology, Unit 4

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. Which traditional gender role is frequently reinforced through television advertisements for cleaning products?

    • Technician
    • Breadwinner
    • Executive
    • Housewife

  2. What sociological term describes the reduction of ethnic minority characters to one-dimensional clichés?

    • Stratification
    • Globalisation
    • Tokenism
    • Pluralism

  3. Which media stereotype often depicts young black males as violent criminals or gang members?

    • Folk devil
    • Moral compass
    • Model minority
    • Culture hero

  4. What concept suggests the media portrays successful ethnic minority groups as hardworking migrants, hiding wider racism?

    • Subcultural threat
    • Underclass stigma
    • Model minority
    • Passive victim

  5. What term describes the sexualised portrayal of female bodies in media to satisfy a heterosexual male gaze?

    • Objectification
    • Matriarchy
    • Agency
    • Empowerment

  6. Which theoretical perspective argues that media representations of gender simply reflect patriarchal ideology?

    • Feminism
    • Pluralism
    • Postmodernism
    • Functionalism

  7. What term refers to the process where ethnic minorities are completely omitted or ignored in mainstream media?

    • Symbolic annihilation
    • Media saturation
    • Cultural hybridity
    • Ethnic pluralism

  8. Which female media stereotype portrays older women as nagging, useless or eccentric figures?

    • Active pensioner
    • Sex symbol
    • Harridan
    • Career woman

  9. What concept describes how contemporary advertising now features emotionally vulnerable and appearance-conscious men?

    • Metrosexuality
    • Patriarchy
    • Traditionalism
    • Hyper-masculinity

  10. Which ethnic group is frequently subjected to media moral panics linking them directly to Islamic extremism?

    • Buddhists
    • Scandinavians
    • Muslims
    • Caucasians

  11. What is the term for the exaggerated fear that ethnic minority immigration threatens British cultural identity?

    • Pluralist harmony
    • Media convergence
    • Cultural diffusion
    • Moral panic

  12. Which feminist concept highlights how media texts are constructed entirely from a male viewpoint?

    • Female spotlight
    • Gender lens
    • Male gaze
    • Patriarchal filter

  13. What term describes the shift in magazines towards presenting women as financially independent career-driven individuals?

    • New woman
    • Domestic servant
    • Passive consumer
    • Traditional housewife

  14. Which media representation frames ethnic minorities primarily through the lens of poverty, disease or conflict?

    • Economic dominance
    • Victimhood
    • Political leadership
    • Cultural superiority

  15. What sociological approach suggests media representations are becoming more diverse due to audience demand and consumer choice?

    • State control
    • Pluralism
    • Marxism
    • Radical feminism

  16. Which term describes the media practice of casting ethnic minorities in non-traditional roles where race is irrelevant?

    • Colour-blind casting
    • Segregated casting
    • Tokenistic casting
    • Stereotypical casting

  17. What media concept refers to the narrow, limited range of roles traditionally available to women over fifty?

    • Hyper-visibility
    • Overrepresentation
    • Invisibility
    • Dominance

  18. Which term identifies the media stereotype of young working-class males as aggressive football hooligans?

    • Model student
    • Loutish youth
    • Corporate leader
    • Sensible citizen

  19. What concept explains how intersectionality affects media representations of black women through combined racism and sexism?

    • Double jeopardy
    • Class privilege
    • Single disadvantage
    • Cultural capital

  20. Which media stereotype portrays older men as wise, dependable figures rather than dependent or frail?

    • Past-it pensioner
    • Doddery grandfather
    • Silver surfer
    • Grumpy old man

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