One of the main differences between a blog and traditional online news media is that :

One of the main differences between a blog and traditional online news media is that
 
  A) Traditional news media must meet established standards
  B) Bloggers are paid
  C) Bloggers must be scrupulous and diligent in research and reporting
  D) Only traditional online media have advertising

Question 2

Turning metals into automobiles is work that falls within the
 
  a. primary sector.
  b. secondary sector.
  c. tertiary sector.
  d. All of these responses are correct.

Question 3

Today, Internet access ________.
 
  A) Is universal
  B) Is available in about half of all nations worldwide
  C) Has been accused of facilitating increased isolation
  D) Is available equally to the wealthy and the poor

Question 4

Regarding watching TV compared to using a computer,
 
  A) Computer use is more likely than TV viewing to be solitary
  B) There is virtually no difference in how they are used
  C) TVs are more likely to engage the mind
  D) TVs are digital while computers are analog

Question 5

According to the Davis-Moore thesis
 
  a. complete equality is functional for every society.
  b. the more inequality a society has, the more productive it is.
  c. more important jobs must provide enough rewards to attract the talent necessary to perform them.
  d. meritocracy is less productive than a caste system.

Question 6

The Internet has facilitated increased isolation as well as creating a new form of community where people can interact. These simultaneous yet competing characteristics illustrate
 
  A) The either/or perspective
  B) The both/and perspective
  C) The functionalist interaction perspective
  D) The symbolic conflict perspective

Question 7

According to GSS data reported in a What do you think box in the text, __________ of the population have a great deal of confidence in the people running the press.
 
  A) Almost all
  B) Around three-quarters
  C) About half
  D) A very small percent