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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Endoplasmic Reticulum

A network of membranes within the cytoplasm of cells involved in protein and lipid synthesis, detoxification, and calcium storage.

Golgi Bodies

Organelles found in most eukaryotic cells that modulate the transport and packaging of proteins and lipids within the cell.

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A membrane-bound organelle within a eukaryotic cell that contains most of the cell's genetic material.