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Question 1

The Frankfurt School philosophers theorized the cultural industries in order to rally the masses into a social revolution

- True/False

Question 2

The public sphere is an idea that pollical participation can occur through speech

-True/False

Question 3

Frankfurt School theorists argue that under capitalist conditions play is a continuation of labour

- True/False

Question 4

The public sphere is ideally where everyone can share their opinions on topical events

- True/False

Question 5

The term "public" has historically held the same general definition of being about popular participation

True

False

Question 6

All publics offer opportunities for both opinion-formation and decision making

True

False

Question 7

Habermas is not concerned with what kind of communication occurs in the public sphere, rational, emotional, it's all goo

True

False

Question 8

Adorno and Horkheimer argue that art is only sometimes ideologica

True

False

Question 9

Fraser argues that issues relating to the state are public

True

False

Question 10

Adorno and Horkheimer argue that we should respect consumer choices as this can help us use resources in a more rational manner

True

False

Question 11

In Adorno and Horkheimer's Cultural Industries analysis of society in America they claim:

That life in America is totalitarian

That choice in products empowers citizens with style

Life in America is more democratic than in Nazi Germany

Life in America is free and eas

Question 12

False consciousness is:

What existed before the public sphere

The fallacious notion that even animals have thoughts and feelings

The fallacious belief that the values and interests of the dominate social class are your own as well

Thinking that you are right and rejecting others

Question 13

Nancy Fraser's concern with Habermas' theory of the public sphere is that:

It will prevent socialist revolution by enabling liberal democratic states to avoid crisis.

It does not recognize barriers and privileges to participation and neglects groups such as women.

It does a disservice to critical theory

Not all people are rational and we need to include other forms of communication

Question 14

Fraser defines participation as:

Being able to speak of objective matters in a rational way

To share ideas using one's own perspective

More than just speech but also our daily activities

A path to self understanding based on our consumer choice

Question 15

The public sphere:

Is a process to make every aspect of private life public

Legitimates the censorship practices of the Bourgeoisie.

Is the process in a democratic society by which citizens communicate with the state and identify what issues are of common concern

Legitimates the censorship practices of the Bourgeoisie.

Question 16

Members of the Frankfurt School do not include:

Laswell

Adorno

Habermas

Benjamin

Question 17

Why can "deliberation... serve as a mask for domination"?

Some will speak for others switching from "I" to "we"

The language we use is biased towards a particular way of seeing the world

Socially peripheral people are often not heard in discussion

All of the above

Question 18

Fraser argues that Habermas's public sphere was:

Universal and open to all

A bourgeoise public sphere

A proletarian public sphere

Limited to the advent of news papers and that new technologies required we retheorize the concept

Question 19

A counter public sphere

Is when the ruling class stops public discussion

Is a theory that rejects everything from Habermas

Is a way to identify how many various interest groups there are lobbying government

Is formed of socially peripheral people aiming to increase space for diversity

Question 20

Our class debate on propaganda:

Concluded that all propaganda is morally indefensible

Showed that propaganda only occurs after the advent of mass media

Contrasted liberal and socialist approaches to propaganda

All of the above