Women are often relegated to a sub-standard status through the use of diminutive suffixes as in words such as suffragette, waitress, and actress. This is an example of which connection between language and gender?
a. None of these choices
b. Language organizing perceptions of gender
c. Language shaping awareness of issues
d. Language evaluating gender
e. Language defining men and women differently
d
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A legislator addresses a growing controversy regarding head coverings for women. She states that two recent incidents involving women with head coverings made it impossible for authorities to recognize these criminals. The flaw in this argument can be identified as __________.
A. fact versus opinion B. hasty generalization C. post hoc fallacy D. red herring
CRAW, an NGO that combats child exploitation globally,asks a local survey team of an underdeveloped nation to collect and present data on the number of children attending primary school, the number ofprimary school dropouts, and the number of
children attending high school and/or graduating high school. Which type of infographics should the survey team use to present the data in an easy-to-understand manner? a. Chart b. Diagram c. Scale model d. Clip art
Mass communication includes
a. the study of mass media, the messages they generate, the audiences they attempt to reach, and their effects on these audiences. b. the study of mass media and effects on audiences. c. the study of messages and their effects on audiences. d. none of the options available.
_____ refers to how space and distance communicate.
a. Kinemics b. Vocalics c. Proxemics d. Chronemics