Consider Lange's Migrant Mother

question 28

Essay

Consider Lange's Migrant Mother. Identify the decade in which this photograph was made. Define and discuss the purposes of photojournalism, using the work of this photographer as an example of the process by which a photojournalist works to document not just a single image but an historical epoch.

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Definitions:

Separation

The process of dividing, distinguishing, or disconnecting elements from one another.

Canadian Example

This typically refers to a specific instance or case study that is uniquely representative of Canada or its populations, used to illustrate a point about Canadian society, culture, or policy.

South African Apartheid

A policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race implemented in South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s.

Sociological Principle

Foundational theories or laws within sociology that guide the analysis and understanding of social behaviors, structures, and phenomena.