Adorno argues that the “culture industry” is destructive because of all the following, except that

a. it pacifies consumers.
b. in offering so many options it confuses consumers as to what exactly to buy.
c. it offers pre-packaged, mass-produced
d. it offers false ideas


b. in offering so many options it confuses consumers as to what exactly to buy.

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A weakness of the symbolic interactionist view of racial-ethnic relations is that it does not clearly explain why labeling, selective perception, and racial bias are more common among some people than others, especially when they are similar on a number of variables, such as social class and gender.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

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