RSS Feeds Let Readers Subscribe to Updates from Websites or Aggregate

question 63

Multiple Choice

RSS feeds let readers subscribe to updates from websites or aggregate feeds from many sites. However, a drawback to RSS feeds involves the "fire-hose effect" of

• A)having old messages purged by new messages.
• B)getting discouraged because subscribing to RSS feeds is so difficult.
• C)receiving so many feeds so fast that it's impossible to manage them.
• D)publishers sorting articles into groups that range from the trivial to the essential.

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Definitions:

Hegemonic Masculinity

The version of masculinity that is set apart from all others and considered dominant or ideal within society; often associated with toughness, bravado, aggression, and violence.

Emphasized Femininity

The acceptance of gender inequality and a need to support the interests and desires of men; often associated with empathy, compassion, passivity, and focused on beauty and physical appearance.

Sex

The biological components—chromosomal, chemical, and anatomical—that are associated with males and females.

Gender

A social construct that refers to a set of social roles, attitudes, and behaviours that describe people of different sexes.