Sunday, March 29, 2009

Research Methods - Quiz 4 Outline

Outline: Survey Design/Content and Reception Analysis

- What are the advantages of conducting surveys?

- What are the four methods for administering surveying questionnaires?

- What are the advantages of having questionnaire administered by interviewer?

- What is the biggest drawback to mailed questionnaires?

- What are the advantages of conducting telephone surveys?

- What are the advantages and disadvantages of electronic (e-mail and web) surveys?

- What are the relative advantages of 1) closed questions and 2) open-ended questions?

- What are the key guidelines for writing survey questions?

- What is a double-barreled question?

- What is a “push-poll” survey?

- What is the fundamental purpose of content analysis?

- What are Gerbner’s major findings about violence on television?

- What is the meant by “narrative analysis”?

- According to Snitow, what are the key elements of the typical romance novel?

- What are the common conventions of the typical pornographic movie?

- What are the weaknesses of narrative analysis?

- According to Gerbner, what are the “cultivation” effects due to television violence?

- What are Jenkins’ criticisms of “media effects” research?

- According to Jenkins, what are the reasons for the appeal of violent entertainment to teens?

- What is meant by the term polysemy?

- What were Vidmar and Rokeach’s key findings about All in the Family viewers?

Readings: Chambliss and Schutt: Chapter 6, Chapter 8 (pps. 213-216)

Gerbner (pps. 339-348); Jenkins (pps. 385-395); Vidmar and Rokeach (pps. 36-47)

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