Describe how advertising promotes the slimness norm.
What will be an ideal response?
Female models in newspaper, magazine, and television advertisements are uniformly slender. Product names and slogans exploit the thin orientation. The notion of enjoying food is combined with the message to be slim. Food and restaurant advertisements overall convey the pleasures of eating, whereas advertisements for other products, such as fashions and diet aids, reinforce the idea that fatness is undesirable.
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Suburbanization in the United States was possible in part because of the:
a. emphasis on a pastoral lifestyle found in the countryside b. availability of Federal Housing Assistance (FHA) loans c. development of factories at the turn of the twentieth century d. massive outflow of racial minorities leaving cities for better jobs
The text points out that commitment:
A. is most likely to be achieved through feeling rather than expressing affection. B. grows as people's satisfaction with their relationship increases. C. is deepened by a history of independent (rather than shared) experiences. D. all of these answers are correct.
During a debate about marriage, Bryan is of the opinion that African American women are less likely to marry than their white counterparts. However, Peter argues otherwise and states that marriage rates among African Americans are high. Which of the following is an accurate statement that strengthens Bryan's argument?
a. A large percentage of African American women feel that there is a shortage of marriageable African American men. b. Studies have shown that African American men are increasingly marrying outside their communities. c. More African American women are choosing to cohabitate when compared to their white counterparts. d. Unlike their Asian and Latin counterparts, the concept of family is relatively more important in African American society.
An important function of the family is to provide individuals with a ________ group.
A. secondary B. productive C. reference D. primary