Question 3
Joel Best argues that one of the most important lessons from comparing social problems processes is that
Select one:
a. people tend to do the same things over and over out of habit.
b. there are clear formulas for successful social problems construction.
c. our understandings of social problems are grounded in the choices people make about what to highlight and what to leave out.
d. the media play a substantial role in constructing problems.
Question 7
Joel Best argues that certain problems continually appear and then fade in waves of concern because
Select one:
a. there are objective peaks and recessions in the extent to which a problem is presented.
b. high-profile incidents draw the public's attention to the problem, thereby reviving concerns.
c. certain constructions are particularly good matches with specific cultural and social conditions and thus foster recurring claimsmaking.
d. people fail to understand the problem and therefore periodically lose interest in it.
Question 8
By invoking perfectability as a standard, claimsmakers can
Select one:
a. continue to argue that a situation is troubling even as it improves.
b. avoid having to address counterarguments.
c. make a case for abandoning the current frame in favor of a more optimistic one.
d. avoid incrementalism.
Question 10
When it comes to making claims about immigration, the French media tend to emphasize ____________ while the U.S. media tend to emphasize ____________.
Select one:
a. economic issues; cultural issues
b. economic issues; political issues
c. political issues; international issues
d. cultural issues; economic issues