What are some changes in media culture over the last 50 years as discussed in part IV of the readings?
What will be an ideal response?
Ouellette demonstrates the possibility of upward mobility for working-class women
in her discussion of Cosmopolitan magazine. In regard to Ms. Magazine, Steinem
recalls the challenges of getting advertisers to place ads in a “women’s” magazine and
their intent on controlling the content of the magazine. Murray demonstrates how a
feminist ideology has been co-opted for corporate gain under the guise of promoting
positive self-esteem for women.
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In southern Africa during the 1800s
a. the French established an impregnable fortress at Zanzibar. b. Belgian troops were driven out of the Cape area after they had tried to conquer the Boers. c. the racially tolerant Boers were able to organize a biracial, intertribal force which successfully resisted the British army for three years. d. the British were more sympathetic to the rights of the local population than were the Boers. e. the Boer commander, General Shaka, proved to be an effective political and military leader.
As a result of two prolonged wars with this rival, the Romans became the unmatched power of the Western Mediterranean by 200 B.C.E
a. Lebanon. b. Israel. c. Carthage. d. Persia. e. Scythians.
The final German offensive was stopped on July 18, 1918 at the
A. Masurian Lakes. B. Second Battle of the Marne. C. Battle of Verdun. D. Battle of Argonne Forest. E. Battle of the Somme.
Industrialization refers to the process that transformed agrarian and handicraft-centered economies into economies distinguished by industry and machine manufacture.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)