The Broadway musical Miss Saigon is based on the Vietnam war and features a lead Asian female character, Kim, who is depicted as passive and a victim. This is an example of which of the following?
a. how theater fails to capture the complexity of Asian women
b. heteronormative depictions of Asian women
c. a gender stereotype consistent across cultures
d. the racialized sexist china doll stereotype
Ans: d. the racialized sexist china doll stereotype
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a. clinical b. counseling c. comparative d. social
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A. Gender and racial equality have increased. B. Advances in technology have made social contact easier. C. Schools include self-esteem-promotion in their curricula. D. Tools such as medication and yoga have become mainstream.
Dr. Fiore conducts a study in which two groups of participants work on challenging puzzles: one group is extrinsically motivated, whereas the other is intrinsically motivated. Thus, one group is paid for its participation, while the other is not. Dr. Fiore records the length of time each participant spent working on the puzzle and how much each participant enjoyed the puzzle. Based on the theories of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, which of the following is most likely to be true?
A. The paid group did not work as hard on the puzzle but enjoyed it more than the unpaid group. B. The paid group worked harder on the puzzle and enjoyed it more than the unpaid group. C. The paid group did not work as hard on the puzzle and enjoyed it less than the unpaid group. D. The paid group worked harder on the puzzle but enjoyed it less than the unpaid group.
Pierre joins the other concertgoers in giving the symphony a standing ovation, even though he thought the performance was merely adequate
The next morning, Pierre confides to his girlfriend that the performance was "satisfactory, but not overwhelming." In joining the standing ovation, Pierre displayed what kind of conformity? a. private acceptance b. mindless conformity c. public compliance d. social deviance