HUM 212: Ch. 1 and 2 Key Terms/Ideas
Question and answers correctly
solved 2025
Mass communication - correct answer Refers to information transmitted to
large segments of the population
Mass media - correct answer Refers to a means of communication that is
designed to reach a wide audience and includes platforms such as radio,
newspapers, magazines, books, video games and internet media
Culture - correct answer Refers to shared values, attitudes, beliefs, and
practices that characterize a social group, organization, or institution
Media convergence - correct answer Process by which previously distinct
technologies come to share tasks and resources
Economic convergence - correct answer Occurs when a company controls
several products or services within the same industry
Organic convergence - correct answer Is what happens when someone is
watching a television show online while exchanging text messages with a
friend and also listening to music in the background - the "natural" outcome of
a diverse media world
Participatory culture - correct answer The way media consumers are able to
annotate, comment on, remix, and otherwise influence culture in
unprecedented ways
