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Dines, Gender, Race, and Class in Media, 5e
SAGE Publications, 2018

Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Article 1
4. In this article, the author mentions that . The most important economic
function came from television’s role as an instrument of legitimation for transformations
in values initiated by the new economic imperatives of postwar America.
A. ideologies are not the product of individual consciousness or intention
B. ideologies are the by-product of consciousness and authenticity
C. ideologies are often misunderstood as concepts of morality
D. ideologies never offer more than a glimpse at the individuals who make the
statements
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Application
5. “Primitivism” is defined by .
A. the dynamic closeness of society to the environment
B. the fixed proximity of such people to nature
C. the focus of some cultures on aspects of spirituality and nature
D. society’s view of humans impact on the global ecosystem
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
6. When the author mentions the apparently naturalized representations of events and
situations relating to race, whether “factual” or “fictional,” which have racist premises
and propositions inscribed in them as a set of unquestioned assumptions, he is referring
to .
A. intentional racism
B. ideological based morality
C. underrepresentation of low-income members of society
D. inferential racism
Ans: D
7. The term redskin is a problem, and its lingering presence undermines the pursuit of
by American Indians.
A. historical acceptance and acknowledgment
B. respect and understanding
C. equality, inclusion, and empowerment
D. equity
Ans: C
8. The issue has stressed indigenous support, highlighting the importance of public
opinion polls as well as endorsements of the Washington Redskins football team by
prominent individuals and reservation communities. Importantly, the defense is about

more than Indianness. In particular, it turns in spoken and unspoken ways on .
A. Whiteness
B. American culture
C. organized sports
D. religion
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
9. As the article makes clear, the ongoing struggle lends itself to binary thinking, moral
declarations, and public denunciations. To many, either the moniker is respectful or it is
racist. It is a stereotype or not. Such arguments .
A. make the issue easier to understand and therefore more efficient
B. ignore the underlying religious messages of the conflict
C. fail to specify the real issue at hand and instead make it more confusing
D. simplify the conflict and its cultural import
Ans: D
10. Whenever women’s bodies are deemed to be excessive--“too fat, too mouthy, too
old, too dirty, too pregnant, too sexual (or not sexual enough) for the norms of
conventional gender representation”--Rowe argues that .
A. gender hierarchies are strengthened
B. gender hierarchies are threatened
C. gender hierarchies are the culprit
D. gender hierarchies are not involved or affected
Ans: B
11. The author mentions that “pornographic eroticism” is particularly prominent in media
coverage of which sport?
A. soccer
B. lacrosse
C. tennis
D. basketball
Ans: C
12. The article’s study shows that despite their outstanding sporting achievements, the
Williams sisters have been subjected to the “gender-specific images that deem black
bodies as less desirable if not downright ugly,” that is, .
A. their bodies are seen as superior in athletic ability but not in physical beauty
B. they have been subjugated as being only fit for athletic competition
C. they have been separated from other payers due to race
D. their bodies have been positioned by the “sexually grotesque.”
Ans: D
13. Orientalism, Edward Said (1978) wrote, is .

A. a conceptualization of the Orient, or East, which places it in opposition to the
Occident or West
B. identifying with Asian countries or cultures
C. being of or from an Asian country, and practicing a culturally authentic lifestyle, but
no longer living there
D. the act of traveling, moving, or otherwise leaving “Western” civilization and
immersing oneself in oriental cultures
Ans: A
14. The tension between accessibility and novelty, or strangeness, can serve as both a
site of resistance for female artists to wage “sex as a weapon” in the fight against
gender stereotyping as well as .
A. a space where new ideas about sexual roles and what is not appropriate male sexual
behavior are identified
B. a space where stale ideas about gender roles and what is appropriate female sexual
behavior are reified
C. a space where old ideas about social values are broken down and rebuilt in new
cultural subcategories
D. a space where gender roles are reinforced
Ans: B
15. Katy Perry, the framing of men of color in her video, and her cultural appropriation
matter because they reach a broad audience and serve to reinforce a racist and
prejudicial understanding of the world that only sharpens dichotomies. To overlook the
power of popular media because it is fluff is to .
A. dismiss Katy Perry as a pop culture “has-been”
B. decide what that media tells a huge portion of the public is unimportant
C. instill a sense of underlying prejudice when listening to pop music
D. decide that some forms media is more influential on audiences than others
Ans: B
16. The story about a Midwestern woman in Ohio who, inspired by images of Angelina
Jolie’s adoption of an Ethiopian child, expressed a desire to do the same is important
because it .
A. gives precedence to the idea that people are more willing to adopt if they see positive
examples of adoption
B. reveals that Jolie is still an influential member of pop culture
C. is representative of a growing transnational phenomenon
D. shows that celebrities can influence people’s life choices
Ans: C
17. According to the article, women visually coded as ordinary looking generally
.
A. do not grace our screens as carrying the potential for producing and sustaining life
B. are never seen in film or television
C. are accurately represented as true to life characters
D. do tend to be thought of as superfluous to the story in films, but in television, they are
thought of as more critical parts of the narrative
Ans: A
18. Contemporary representations of make visible new logics of Whiteness that

are imbricated in a politics of the transnational.
A. women of color
B. male leaders
C. family life
D. global motherhood
Ans: D
19. People who were, 20 years ago, described as “hermaphrodite” now name
themselves “intersex.” Over time, the language shifted because .
A. scientists and doctors decided “intersex” was a more accurate term
B. members of the intersex community wanted to name themselves rather than being
named by the medical profession
C. members of the intersex community became tired of the term “hermaphrodite” and
thought “intersex” was a more modern term
D. the English language become more nuanced, and the meaning of words shifted, so
researchers decided to create a new term that was more specific
Ans: A

20. The Digital Age has obliterated the transqueers who embrace the borderlands of
gender fluidity and replaced it with .
A. “gender as religion”
B. “gender as industry”
C. “gender as consumption”
D. “gender as ideology”
Ans: C
21. The populist scorn Real Housewives provokes is not gender-neutral; its sights are
set on the rich, to be sure, but only rich women, especially .
A. those who transgress the traditional gender roles
B. those who embody traditional family roles
C. those who reject modern gender roles
D. those who embrace the idea of gender as consumption
Ans: A
22. The housewives’ home lives and social lives are framed as , rearticulating
postfeminist tensions in leisure-class terms.
A. open ideals
B. religious choices
C. economic choices
D. forced choices
Ans: D
23. This chapter outlined some of the ways that conservative talk radio has a profound
influence not only on elections but also on the very nature of public discourse, and thus
ultimately on public policy, on issues ranging from women’s health to climate change.
The author says that this makes it much more than .
A. technology
B. entertainment
C. media
D. talk show opinions
Ans: B
24. In the media character he self-created, Rush Limbaugh’s unrestrained narcissism

drives him to broadcast to his audience an inflated sense of himself as a .
A. “man’s man”
B. “political activist”
C. “engaged citizen”
D. “entertainment guru”
Ans: A
25. Critiquing these linguistic practices is not merely a rhetorical exercise because all of
this talk has significant .
A. political ramifications
B. media repercussions
C. material consequences
D. philosophical outcomes
Ans: C
True/False
1. The digital world has opened up communities for transgender people where none
have existed before. There is less isolation and perhaps less struggle because of the
resources, social networks, and virtual communities provided on the Internet.
Ans: T
2. The author describes how in Real Housewives conflict is always a prelude to greater
interpersonal connectedness; it is the basis of their relationships.
Ans: F
Essay
1. Describe how a transgender person occupies the borderlands between communities
and identities.
Ans: Living on the border means living in two places simultaneously while feeling that
one never is at home in either place. Trans people live on the gender border in that they
don’t feel at home in their body and gender, and while they may be transitioning, they
are in process. Feelings of having to “pass,” versus just being, can add to the
borderland effect.
2. How is gender performative?

Ans: Rogers, for example, describes how Barbie is a manufactured reality in that she
performs via her props--shopping bags, clothes, and shoes. This is true for people as
well in that we preform our gendered selves. We reflect or reject the gendered
expectations of us through our hair styles, dress, or the decision to wear makeup. As
discussed by Sieber, trans people are often concerned with “passing,” which at the
heart is about performing the “correct” gender.
Answer Location: Article 16, Article 42
3. Describe “Orientalism” and its representations.

Ans: Orientalism, Edward Said (1978) wrote, is a conceptualization of the Orient, or
East, which places it in opposition to the Occident or West. It is a discourse that serves
to codify difference (Said, 1978) while also portraying “non-Western peoples as the
Other of a Western Self.” Such representations give us access to images and narratives
we can then use to craft moments of engagement with those we imagine as the other.
This relates to Said’s (1978) concept of imaginary geography in that imaginaries, such
as imaginary geography, are constructions designed to orient us to our world.

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prominent individuals and reservation communities. Importantly, the defense is about

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13. Orientalism, Edward Said (1978) wrote, is .

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Answer Location: Article 14

18. Contemporary representations of make visible new logics of Whiteness that

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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

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Answer Location: Article 18

24. In the media character he self-created, Rush Limbaugh’s unrestrained narcissism

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2. How is gender performative?

3. Describe “Orientalism” and its representations.

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