Question

3 multiple choice 1 point the concentration of control of the media industries into ever - smaller numbers of companies is synergy. technological determinism. ritual bonding. oligopoly. 4 multiple choice 1 point culture is opera, theater, and symphonic music. communication between two or a few people. the learned behavior of members of a given social group. the improvement of public tastes.

Explanation:

For question 3:

• Synergy refers to combined company efficiency, not concentration of control.
• Technological determinism focuses on tech shaping society, not media ownership.
• Ritual bonding relates to shared cultural practices, not industry control.
• Oligopoly is defined as a market controlled by a small number of large companies, matching the description.

For question 4:

• Opera, theater, and symphonic music are only high culture, not the full definition of culture.
• Communication between a few people is interpersonal communication, not culture.
• Culture is broadly the shared learned behaviors, beliefs, and norms of a social group.
• Improving public tastes is a prescriptive view, not the academic definition of culture.

Answer:

1. D. oligopoly.
2. C. the learned behavior of members of a given social group.