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    The document contains sample essay questions from sociology exams between 2021 and 2024 related to analyzing different views about media influence and control. The questions evaluate statements about who or what influences media content and the power of media to shape behaviors and social realities.

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    Sociology Paper 4 Essay Questions - Media

    2021
    Feb/March 2021 p42
    3 ‘The media successfully controls the way people think and behave.’ Evaluate this view.
    [35]
    4 ‘National governments are powerless to control the new media.’ Evaluate this view. [35]

    May/June 2021 p41


    3 ‘Different groups in society influence the content of the media.’ Evaluate this view. [35]
    4 ‘There is no clear evidence that human behaviour is influenced by the media.’ Evaluate
    this view.

    May/June 2021 p42


    3 ‘Postmodernists are right in claiming that the media plays a central role in people’s lives
    today.’ Evaluate this view. [35]
    4 ‘The media serves the interests of the ruling class.’ Evaluate this view. [35]

    May/June 2021 p43


    3 ‘Media content is controlled primarily by governments.’ Evaluate this view. [35]
    4 ‘The hypodermic syringe model accurately describes how people are influenced by the
    media.’ Evaluate this view. [35]

    Oct/Nov 2021 p41


    3 ‘Media content is influenced mainly by editors and journalists.’ Evaluate this view. [35]
    4 ‘Access to the new media has given people more power to challenge existing power
    structures.’ Evaluate this view. [35]

    Oct/Nov 2021 p42


    3 ‘Research evidence suggests that the media has little impact on behaviour.’ Evaluate this
    view. [35]
    4 ‘Media representations of men and women are largely based on gender stereotypes.’
    Evaluate this view. [35]

    Oct/Nov 2021 p43


    3 ‘Media content is influenced mainly by editors and journalists.’ Evaluate this view. [35] OR
    4 ‘Access to the new media has given people more power to challenge existing power
    structures.’ Evaluate this view. [35]
    2022

    Feb/March 2041 p42


    3 ‘Governments have no control over the media.’ Evaluate this view. [35]
    4 ‘The two-step flow model accurately describes how people are influenced by the media.’
    Evaluate this view. [35]

    May/June 2041 p41


    3 ‘Media owners control the content of the media.’ Evaluate this view. [35]
    4 ‘The growth of the new media has weakened the power of governments.’ Evaluate this
    view. [35]

    May/June 2041 p42


    3 ‘The media has a significant influence on how people behave.’ Evaluate this view. [35]
    4 ‘The media still portrays women in traditional gender roles.’ Evaluate this view. [35]

    May/June 2041 p43


    3 ‘Postmodernists are right that social reality today is shaped by the media.’ Evaluate this
    view. [35]
    4 ‘Governments control the media.’ Evaluate this view. [35]

    Oct/Nov 2041 p41


    3 ‘Audiences are the main influence on the content of the media.’ Evaluate this view. [35]
    4 ‘There is clear evidence that the media has a direct impact on human behaviour.’ Evaluate
    this view. [35]

    Oct/Nov 2041 p42


    3 ‘The cultural effects model has many strengths and few limitations.’ Evaluate this view. [35]
    4 ‘The media serves the interests of a wide range of groups.’ Evaluate this view. [35]

    Oct/Nov 2041 p43


    3 ‘Audiences are the main influence on the content of the media.’ Evaluate this view. [35]
    4 ‘There is clear evidence that the media has a direct impact on human behaviour.’ Evaluate
    this view. [35]
    2023

    Feb/March 2023 p42


    3 ‘There is no clear evidence that the media influences social behaviour.’ Evaluate this view.
    [35]
    4 ‘Media representations of women reflect gender stereotypes.’ Evaluate this view. [35]

    May/June 2023 p41


    3 ‘The cultural effects model provides the best explanation of how the media influences
    behaviour.’ Evaluate this view. [35]
    4 ‘The media is an agent of ideological control.’ Evaluate this view. [35]

    May/June 2023 p42


    3 ‘Media content is shaped by the interests of the ruling class.’ Evaluate this view. [35]
    4 ‘The two-step flow model provides the best explanation of media influence.’ Evaluate this
    view. [35]

    May/June 2023 p43


    3 ‘Audiences have no influence on the content of the media.’ Evaluate this view. [35]
    4 ‘Representations of women in the media reflect patriarchal values.’ Evaluate this view. [35]

    Oct/Nov 2023 p41


    3 ‘The media is able to shape the way people think and behave.’ Evaluate this view. [35]
    4 ‘The new media is controlled by the rich and powerful.’ Evaluate this view. [35]

    Oct/Nov 2023 p42


    3 ‘Media content is controlled by the owners of the media.’ Evaluate this view. [35]
    4 ‘The new media is a powerful tool through which people are able to challenge government
    authority.’ Evaluate this view. [35]

    Oct/Nov 2023 p43


    3 ‘The media is able to shape the way people think and behave.’ Evaluate this view. [35]
    4 ‘The new media is controlled by the rich and powerful.’ Evaluate this view. [35]

    2024

    Feb/March 2024 p42


    3 ‘No single group controls the media.’ Evaluate this view. [35]
    4 ‘The media has a direct and powerful influence on human behaviour.’ Evaluate this view
    [35]

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