Terminology and Definitions in Political Science, Media Studies, and Sports, Quizzes of Introduction to Sociology

Download Terminology and Definitions in Political Science, Media Studies, and Sports and more Quizzes Introduction to Sociology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Agrarian DEFINITION 1 Groups held together by the need to protect land and crops Beginning the concentration of power Lords, servants, kings etc. TERM 2 Oligarchy DEFINITION 2 Control of power is within a small group of people TERM 3 US democracy DEFINITION 3 Executive- can suggest bills and signs them into lawLegislative- introduces bills to be turned into lawsJudicial branch- determines if laws are constitutional TERM 4 Neoliberalism DEFINITION 4 The idea that the market works Free market TERM 5 PACs DEFINITION 5 Political action committee Organized to advance a specific political view TERM 6 What to consider when creating a message DEFINITION 6 Business interests Programming interests Audience interests FCC and government oversight TERM 7 The interpretive community DEFINITION 7 journalists tend to be trained by other journalists which means journalism rarely changes TERM 8 Gatekeepers DEFINITION 8 someone is determining what is and is not appropriate content TERM 9 Why do we play? DEFINITION 9 play- you are doing something but aren't under any obligation to follow specific rules Game- you are aware of rules and the role of others Sport- rules and roles are followed based on prior events and there is governing TERM 10 Hypermasculinity DEFINITION 10 males tend to have their identities tied to sports even when they do not participate in them