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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What message does the phenomenon, Democracy of Goods, refer to?

2. Which of the following products is cited by the authors as a cultural icon?

3. What do media signs often conceal?

4. Fill-in the blank. The issue of "More Factor" dates back to the ___________.

5. What is the name of the movie cited by the authors of the Text book as one of the most popular films of 2001?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do advertisements perpetuate gender stereotyping?

2. Which businesses represent the current day version of American accumulation of land? What is the phenomenon associated with it?

3. What is Schadenfreude? How is it relevant to TV shows? Give two examples.

4. What method do the authors introduce to study popular culture?

5. What are some examples of popular culture?

6. What is the image projected by an American mall? What is the real image?

7. According to Michael Parenti, the author of "Class and Virtue," how does the movie Pretty Woman represent class and virtue?

8. What are the key arguments in the essay "Signs of Intelligent Life on TV?" Please name two TV shows cited by the author that support her key arguments.

9. What do the designer and brand signs represent?

10. Why are shows like West Wing popular according to Todd Davis , the author of "The West Wing in American Culture?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is your position regarding people belonging to one culture adapting or copying another culture's art form? Do you agree or disagree with the points made by Paul C. Taylor in "Funky White Boys and Honorary Soul Sisters?"

Essay Topic 2

How does the culture of consumption affect the environment? Choose an example to provide evidence for your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Many essays in the text book address the issues of American consumption and the role of corporations in consumption and promoting the concept of the American dream. However, in the event of a financial crisis, individual consumers are punished for not paying their credit card while corporations are bailed out. What should be the responsibility of the Government, the businesses, and the wealthy? Who should get the tax cuts and benefits and why?

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