5. Media Contexts

Social Issues — Quiz

Test your understanding of social issues with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which concept describes the media's power to influence the prominence of certain social issues in the public mind, even if not dictating opinion?

Question 2

When media representations perpetuate the idea that certain social groups are inherently 'normal' or 'deviant', this is often a consequence of:

Question 3

How does the media's framing of a social issue, such as climate change, influence public perception and potential policy responses?

Question 4

Which of the following best describes how media addresses the social issue of sexuality?

Question 5

When media content consistently reinforces traditional gender roles, such as portraying women primarily in domestic settings and men in professional roles, this contributes to the perpetuation of: