What Does "Reception Theory" Argue About Media's Effects

What does "reception theory" argue about media's effects?

A) That media play a conservative role in society, manipulating and persuading viewers to believe that the status quo is the best of all possible worlds, or even the only possibility
B) That viewers, listeners, and readers are not just passive receivers but rather engage in thinking about and giving meaning to what they take in
C) That each person, no matter what his or her social position or background is, interprets what the media deliver very similarly
D) That our ideas about issues such as gender are a combination of what the media sends and what our government tells us