Critics Might See Soap Operas as Brainwashing Their Viewers to Accept

question 12

Multiple Choice

Critics might see soap operas as brainwashing their viewers to accept a particular version of gender roles. Some sociologists would insist that the people who produce soap operas actually have to be constantly attentive to the desires of their audience and are, to some extent, responding to the audience. If you believe this, then you probably see soap opera viewers as

• A) new voices in the media.
• B) the bourgeoisie.
• C) collectors.
• D) an active audience.

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