For a Class Assignment,Alyssa Was Asked to View and Analyze

question 54

Multiple Choice

For a class assignment,Alyssa was asked to view and analyze the media representation of family in television sitcoms over the past half century.Which conclusion would she assert in her submitted analysis?

• A) Current family representation is a carbon copy of previous family representations.
• B) Media no longer presents family depictions in their television sitcoms.
• C) Marital status,sexual orientation,race,and ethnicity have been transformed from variables into constants.
• D) Marital status,sexual orientation,race,and ethnicity have been transformed from constants into variables.

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Definitions:

Cultural Learning Styles

The preferred ways of learning and processing information that are influenced by an individual's cultural background.

Academic Success

Achievement in educational settings, typically measured by grades, test scores, degree completion, or other academic milestones.

Resiliency

The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; emotional strength and adaptability in the face of adversity.

Assimilation

A process whereby a previously distinct ethnic group merges socially into another group—usually a dominant or mainstream society. Forms of assimilation include acculturation, structural assimilation, marital assimilation, and identificational assimilation.