When Television Programs Make Race an Explicit Theme, It Is

question 27

Multiple Choice

When television programs make race an explicit theme, it is usually an appeal to some universal, effectively White, human experience that operates to ultimately reinforce the goals of ______.

• A) authoritarianism
• B) liberal individualism
• C) social objectivism
• D) Hollywood executives

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