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One of the most popular rhetorical techniques of conservative talk show hosts is a variation of the a. class divide. b. rational-public sphere/emotional-public sphere binary. c. hegemonic frame. d. counterhegemonic frame. Trans people often ___________ the gender binary as they […]

Drag performance and gender bending suggest the usefulness of categorizing gender into binary categories. a. True b. False Foster and McChesney argue that the “digital divide” in the U.S. continues to reproduce a. a media literate society. b. class divisions […]

“Celebrity performance” by everyday people is possible because of what perspective? a. a biological understanding of identity b. symbolic interactionism c. hegemony d. feminism The endpoint of media convergence is the black box. a. True b. False Answer: b Men […]

The pornographic “habit of thinking” does not include __________. a. sexism b. racism. c. colonization d. none of the above Race is a political construct. a. True b. False Answer: a The _________ industry serves a consumerist culture. a. fashion […]

The genre MMORPG refers to ________________. a. Mutant Mothers on Reality ProGrams b. Many Men Outing Republican Party Gamers c. Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games d. Multiple Missuses Of Repetitive Party Games The Bravo wink is a. an underground dance […]

Peterson’s article on the feminist contradictions in Twilight primarily uses the methodology of ________. a. textual analysis b. political economy c. audience reception d. queer theory Sanbonmatsu argues that ______________ condition(s) us into an aggressive, socially destructive form of consciousness. […]

___________ refers to the increasingly central roles that digitally empowered consumers play in shaping the production, distribution and reception of media content. a. Grassroots convergence b. Corporate convergence c. Hegemony d. Saturation Diaspora is _______________. a. an alternative to Facebook […]