Media multiplexity refers to _____________________________________. (Multiple Choice)

Media multiplexity refers to _____________________________ ________.
 
  a. at least 5 movie theaters housed in the same structure
  b. the complexity of cable- and satellite means of communication
  c. the phenomenon that the more people see each other and talk on the phone, the more they communicate via the Internet
  d. the lack of understanding that the average person has of the Web and Web-based communication
  e. cell phones that connect to the Internet

Question 2

In general, the less powerful have fewer worries and responsibilities and thus tend to be happier.
 
  a. true
  b. false

Question 3

Hirschi argues, and demonstrates empirically, that social class and delinquency are _________________.
 
  a. strongly positively related
  b. strongly negatively related
  c. completely unrelated
  d. very weakly related

Question 4

Fishman found that her own conversational style was more masculine than feminine in that she rarely asked questions.
 
  a. true
  b. false

Question 5

Boase and his co-authors argue that e-mail supplements rather than replaces the communication people have with those who are very close to themas well as those with whom they are not so close.
 
  a. true
  b. false

Question 6

Successive prods in Milgram's experiment became weaker and weaker in tone and content.
 
  a. true
  b. false

Question 7

According to the review of the relevant social science studies presented in this chapter, we would expect which of the following to have the greatest probability of reporting themselves to be happy?
 
  a. Hispanic immigrant women
  b. Hispanic immigrant men
  c. White nonimmigrant women
  d. White nonimmigrant men
  e. None of the above

Question 8

________ are minor rules for behavior, while ________ are more important rules.
 
  a. mores, folkways
  b. laws, mores
  c. felonies, torts
  d. folkways, mores
  e. laws, felonies