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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 is schadenfreude?
2. What does Amanda Fazzone claim in her essay "Boob Tube?"
3. Which popular TV show reflect the concerns of Generation X, according to the authors of the textbook?
4. What are consumer interests encoded in?
5. What is the main purpose of malls?
Short Essay Questions
1. Taking the example of blue jeans, explain how a product undergoes a transformation as a cultural symbol.
2. What is the paradigm presented by Robert Ray in the "The Thematic Paradigm?"
3. 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.
4. What is Democracy of Afflictions? Name some of the products that are sold under this theme.
5. How do advertisements perpetuate gender stereotyping?
6. Why is it important to do a semiotic analysis of American film?
7. What archetype does the movie Pretty Woman represent? What are the archetypes for the hero (Richard Gere) and the heroine (Julia Roberts)?
8. Reality TV shows are a hot trend in popular culture and often based on schadenfreude. What do you think their impact could be on a middle school student?
9. What is the Democracy of Goods according to Marchand?
10. What is the first step in semiotic writing as recommended by the authors?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does inferential racism and sexism affect student athletes? Taking black athletes--both men and women--as well as white women as examples, do a semiotic analysis of the image they project and its connection to inferential racism and sexism that is prevalent in the society.
Essay Topic 2
How do news programs promote popular culture and the concept of the American dream? Support your arguments based on the semiotic analysis of a news telecast or a weekly news program.
Essay Topic 3
How do the movie characters and their roles conform the gender roles in American society? Do a semiotic analysis of a movie of your choice to support your arguments.
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