Question 1

While some critics have depicted video games as benign and even emancipatory, portraying them as opportunities for players to experiment with new virtual identities, hone their hand-eye motor skills, engage in harmless pleasures, or even challenge capitalism, other critics have been notably less sanguine, with mental health professionals, for example, warning of ______.

Accepted Answer

The mention of mental health professionals warning of something suggests that the missing word relates to negative effects on mental health. Option B, "the highly addictive qualities of video games", is the most suitable option as video game addiction is a recognized mental health disorder.

Question 2

High hopes and great expectations have been expressed worldwide that television would enrich children's lives, stimulate their imagination and creativity, broaden their education and knowledge, encourage multicultural tolerance, narrow social gaps, and stimulate development and democratization processes.

Accepted Answer

This statement describes the high hopes and expectations that people had for television's potential positive impact on children's lives.

Question 3

The American Psychological Association's study on the sexualization of girls found that there was ample evidence to conclude that sexualizing girls "has negative effects in a variety of domains." Some of these effects include ______.

Accepted Answer

The American Psychological Association's study on the sexualization of girls found that sexualizing girls has negative effects in a variety of domains, including more risky sexual behavior, higher rates of eating disorders, depression, and low self-esteem.

Question 4

Even when the content of video games is not overtly violent, the medium conveys an educative "message" that instrumental manipulation of the world, self, and other is both ______.

Accepted Answer

The phrase "instrumental manipulation of the world, self, and other" suggests a focus on control and influence, which aligns with the idea of being "natural and desirable" as a message conveyed by video games.

Question 5

In this account, the self-manufacture of erotic images constitutes, in effect, a form of unpaid sex work that conflates female bodily display with prostitution even in the context of an intimate relationship.

Accepted Answer

The statement suggests that the creation of erotic images can be seen as a type of unpaid sexual labor that blurs the boundaries between displaying one's body and engaging in prostitution, even within an intimate relationship.

Question 6

Some Internet commentators have argued that ______ will inevitably adapt to social media in a manner that reduces the threat of privacy invasion or even eliminates the need for privacy altogether.

Accepted Answer

Social norms are the behaviors and cues within a society or group. This answer is correct because social norms evolve over time and are influenced by changes in technology and society, including the use of social media. As people adapt to new forms of communication and sharing, the norms around privacy also change, potentially reducing the perceived threat of privacy invasion.

Question 7

Behind Mattel's portrayal of Latino/Latina identity lies a(n) ______ that sells itself as authentic but that ultimately either depicts Latino/Latina culture as homogeneous and exotic or repackages the doll's Latinidad in an assimilated form, whether to make her more attractive to more assimilated Latinos or to market her more effectively in places where ethnic diversity is not particularly marketable.

Accepted Answer

The sentence is describing how Mattel portrays Latino/Latina identity through a system of representation that can be limited or assimilated in ways that make it marketable to a broader audience. This can result in the depiction of Latino/Latina culture as homogeneous or exotic, or in packaging the doll's Latinidad in a way that is more palatable to different markets.

Question 8

As the article states, ultimately, both sides of the slut/not slut binary exercise similar effects of strategically separating Jessica's own subjectivity from the slut, disgust manages the separation from a "slutty" Lady Gaga in the interview with Joely, whereas disavowal of the slut in her father's presence allows Jessica to protect her position within regulatory age-based requirements related to girls' sexuality.

Accepted Answer

The article does state that both sides of the slut/not slut binary have similar effects of separating Jessica's own subjectivity from the slut. The disgust expressed towards Lady Gaga and the disavowal of the slut in her father's presence both serve to protect Jessica's position within regulatory age-based requirements related to girls' sexuality.

Question 9

While this is not a new argument in the discourse of cultural imperialism, American programming for children has been strongly criticized around the world primarily for being stereotypical of ______.

Accepted Answer

American programming for children has been criticized for perpetuating stereotypes related to gender and race. These stereotypes include the portrayal of men as strong and aggressive and women as weak and submissive, as well as the portrayal of certain races in a negative light. This has been seen as a form of cultural imperialism, as the media is used to perpetuate harmful stereotypes and impose American values on other cultures.

Question 10

The lack of female engagement in digital play is related to deeply rooted understandings of ______ in the culture at large.

Accepted Answer

The lack of female engagement in digital play is related to deeply rooted understandings of gender differences in the culture at large. This refers to societal beliefs and expectations about what activities or interests are appropriate for each gender, which can lead to girls and women feeling excluded from certain forms of digital play.

Question 11

In order to truly treat each other as equals, males and females have to willfully attempt to ignore years of cultural conditioning, which ______.

Accepted Answer

The statement implies that cultural conditioning has codified inequality between males and females, therefore, in order to treat each other equally, they have to ignore this conditioning.

Question 12

Media targeted to women create a social reality that is so overwhelmingly consistent it is almost a closed system of messages. In this way, it is the sheer ubiquity of the hypersexualized images that gives them power since they normalize and publicize a coherent story about women, femininity, and sexuality. Because these messages are everywhere, they take on an aura of such familiarity that we believe them to be our very own personal and individual ways of thinking.

Accepted Answer

The statement expresses that media targeted to women create a consistent social reality that is almost a closed system of messages, which normalizes and publicizes a coherent story about women, femininity, and sexuality. Because these messages are ubiquitous, they become familiar and are believed to be individual ways of thinking.

Question 13

Many of these images are of celebrities--women who have fast become the role models of today. With their wealth, designer clothes, expensive homes, and flashy lifestyles, these women do seem enviable to girls and young women since they appear to embody a type of power that demands ______.

Accepted Answer

The sentence states that these women have "flashy lifestyles" and "designer clothes," which suggests that they demand attention and visibility.

Question 14

Social media is the first ______ in history where girls and women participate at equal or greater levels than boys and men as content producers, distributors, and consumers.

Accepted Answer

Social media is a mass media platform where girls and women actively participate as content creators, distributors, and consumers. This is historically significant as it is the first time in history that women have equal or greater access to a mass media platform.

Question 15

The global status of television can be claimed because similar debates over television's role in ______ have emerged globally.

Accepted Answer

The global status of television is often discussed in terms of its impact on various societal aspects, with a significant focus on its role in the lives of children. This includes debates over television's content, its use as an educational tool versus its potential negative effects on children's development and behavior, and how it influences children's social interactions. These discussions are prevalent in many countries, reflecting television's widespread influence on the younger generation globally.

Question 16

According to the article, under a critical public and media eye, ______ walk a ﬁne line in terms of their engagement in "sexualized" performances, perpetually risking harsh condemnation and concomitant falls in popularity.

Accepted Answer

The article specifically mentions "engagement in 'sexualized' performances" and the risk of "condemnation and falls in popularity" for artists, indicating that the discussion is focused on female artists.

Question 17

The practice of individual consumption of entertainment commodities (which further dampens consumerism) supports collective reflections and discussions that make it difficult to reach democratic impulses and relations.

Accepted Answer

The statement suggests that individual consumption of entertainment can lead to collective reflections and discussions, which may actually promote democratic impulses and relations.

Question 18

A consistent ______ organizes moral conflicts and elite responses to challenge in all Disney features.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A consistent ______ organizes moral conflicts and...

Question 19

Barbie's embodiment of a diversity of feminine images reflects Mattel's efforts to ______.

Accepted Answer

Mattel's efforts to include a range of diverse Barbie dolls reflect their desire to appeal to a growing and changing market of consumers who are increasingly diverse in terms of age, ethnicity, and gender identity. By expanding the line of Barbie dolls to include more options, Mattel hopes to remain relevant and appealing to a broad and varied group of customers.

Question 20

In the last decade, Disney has made some significant changes in its representations and storylines, but it remains at odds with ______ by globally distributing entertainment narratives that simultaneously soften and normalize messages of social-class hierarchy and antisocial hyper-individualism.

Accepted Answer

Democracy and social responsibility are the correct answers because the passage discusses how Disney's representations and storylines are at odds with these values.

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