1) Which group of people are said to be represented by a very narrow and limited range of identities? a) women b) children c) middle class d) working class 2) What is the term for when a group of people become invisible in the media? a) non-gaze b) symbolic annihilation c) tokenism d) symbolic representation 3) What is the term for when women are represented in a way that is intended to be pleasing to men e.g. heterosexually and objectified? a) male gaze b) female gaze c) hegemonic femininity d) gender stereotypes 4) Which two characteristics make up the concept of 'double jeopardy' regarding media representations? a) age and class b) class and gender c) age and gender d) class and ethnicity 5) Which of the following would be an example of 'hegemonic masculinity'? a) shyness b) assertiveness c) emotionality d) nurturing 6) What is the term for when black ethnicities are represented in ways that stress their cultural, rather than biological, differences? a) inferential racism b) institutionalised racism c) ethnocentrism d) overt racism 7) Representing black people as victims and white people as their saviours is an example of? a) inferential racism b) binary opposition c) hegemonic representations d) white gaze 8) Which of the following is not a term used in media sociology? a) male gaze b) white gaze c) adult gaze d) working class gaze 9) Marjorie Ferguson talked about the 'cult of femininity' in women's magazines, what does this mean? a) focusing on topics such as feminism and how to become powerful b) focusing on topics such as beautification, child-rearing, housework and cooking c) only appealing to heterosexual women d) only appealing to females 10) Which of the following is not an agency of socialisation? a) family b) education c) mass media d) military

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