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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 digital gap?
2. What does the essay "Disney World: Public Use/Private State," by Susan Willis, indicate?
3. What is the sign represented by cubicles in an office, according to Daphne Spain?
4. According to Michael Omi, how are blacks often portrayed by the American media?
5. What does Neil Bernstein, in "Goin' Gangsta, Chosin' Cholita," posit?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is overt racism? What is inferential racism?
2. According to the essay "Boys--R- Us: Board Game and the Socialization of Young Adolescent Girls," by Jennifer Scanlon, what do gender specific toys and games teach children?
3. What is the main point of Camilo Jose´ Vergara's "The Ghetto Cityscape?"
4. What is "New York's Most Disliked Building?" and why?
5. According to Engle, why did Superman become a superhero?
6. What is the key point made by Bell Hooks in her essay "Baby?"
7. How did the gender codes change with time? Give an example.
8. How does Martha Stewart represent the culture of consumption, according to "The Assault on Martha Stewart," by Mark Caldwell?
9. What is the main argument made by the essay "Women and Children First: Gender and the Settling of the Electronic Frontier," by Laura Miller?
10. Why is semiotics of sports crucial?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Do the current TV programs and shows provide a safe space for children and parents to spend the evening together? What is the implicit message of prime time TV programming to the families?
Essay Topic 2
How do malls and departmental stores shape our values and create expectations? How are the traditions of religious and public holidays affected by the consumer culture?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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