Exam 10: How Does Gender Affect What You Watch, What You Read, and What You Play

Audience power theory suggests that the audience passively absorbs media messages.

(a) Explain the three "Rs" (Relaxation, Revenge, and Restoration) of Kimmel's analysis of video games, and explain how each of them relates to men's experience in society. (b) What are the limitations of Kimmel's analysis? Is it possible to resist the three "Rs"?

Goth women feel that they can express their sexuality more freely, such as by wearing revealing clothing, because of ______.

The idea that culture is imposed from above by institutions and churned out by industrial entities like the studio system in Hollywood or television networks is known as_______.

Academic fans have argued that slash fiction has the potential to rebel against homosexual norms.

Which "R" from Kimmel's discussion of video games reflects the idea that video games allow men to feel a sense of power and privilege that they feel no longer exists in the real world?

Slash fiction finds the spaces within existing and often largely heteronormative narratives for alternative visions of reality. This process is understood as______.

Media portrayals of Egyptian women connect them to ideals about ______.

The Chinese government equates slash fiction with which of the following?

Which of the following is one of Kimmel's three "Rs" about video games?