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