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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 the real competition in sports, according to the textbook authors?
2. Fill-in the blank. According to Camilo Jose Vergara in "The Ghetto Cityscape," green ghettos are ___________.
3. What does wrestler Henry Jenkins posit about the message of wrestling?
4. Which of the following toys is mentioned by Gary Cross as the popular American hero figure in the chapter, "American Icons: The Myth Characters of Popular Culture Summary and Analysis?"
5. Who is one of the heroes mentioned by Jenny Lyn Bader?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the main point of Camilo Jose´ Vergara's "The Ghetto Cityscape?"
2. What is the Elvis effect, according to Paul C. Taylor?
3. What are the conflicting values in the essay by Rina Swentzell, "Conflicting Landscape Values: The Santa Clara Pueblo and Day School?"
4. How does language mark women? Explain your point using an example.
5. According to Engle, why did Superman become a superhero?
6. 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?
7. How did the gender codes change with time? Give an example.
8. What was the irony faced by Feng Shen in his composition class?
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 does Jenny Lyn Bader think that role models may have better influence than mythical heroes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
Choose six advertisements from magazines catering to different consumer groups, such as men, women, and children. Do a semiotic analysis of the underlying message and ideologies. Your analysis must include the impact of these advertisements on the consumer groups they are targeting.
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