MIDterm

In Gerbner's "mean world syndrome", the symbolic use of death contributes to

an irrational dread of dying, diminished vitality, diminished self-direction in life

Media experts say that the "reality violence" on TV news began with coverage of the

Vietnam War

Depictions of death in the mass media, in which the symbolic use of death contributes to an "irrational dread of dying and thus to a diminished vitality and self-direction in life" is referred to as

mean world syndrome

Deaths of the famous are likely to be announced on the newspaper's front page as well as via feature-length

obituaries

A feature length story on the death of someone famous is a/an

obituary

Which of the following is NOT a musical expression associated with death?

veil tale

Brief standardized printed statements following the death of an average citizen are called

death notices

Snuffed, ate it, wasted, and croaked are examples of

death talk

Avoiding words like dead or dying, instead using phrases in which loved ones "pass away," the deceased is "laid to rest" and the corpse is "remains", is an example of

euphemisms

Substitutions of vague words or phrases for ones considered harsh are

euphemisms

According to George Gerbner, the "mean world syndrome" describes depictions of death in the mass media as embedded in a structure of violence that conveys

heightened sense of danger

After someone dies, conversations about that person move from present to past tense. This form of speech is called the

indicative voice

What is the form of speech acknowledging the reality of death while distancing us from the dead, for example, "He was fond of music?"

indicative voice

The Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) is a musical symbol of death found in

Liszt's Totentanz

All of the following are musical expressions associated with death EXCEPT

haustang

Thanatos, from Greek mythology, is generally understood as a response to the

personification of death

What do some commentators call the new "porn star" of popular culture?

the corpse