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CBme

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Philip's parents want him to grow up with less gender-role stereotypes. Based on current research,
 
  a. they should encourage him to have only educational software on his computer.
  b. they should recognize that all media will portray stereotypes and focus on countering it with their own values.
  c. they can relax when he is watching commercials since they rarely portray stereotypes.
  d. he will be less likely to develop gender-role stereotypes if he plays video games instead of watching adventure cartoons.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true regarding the effect that media aside from television has on gender-role socialization?
 
  a. Educational software has equal male and female characters.
  b. Daily newspaper comics avoid gender-stereotypic patterns.
  c. Educational software portrays gender-stereotypic appearance for females.
  d. Educational software portrays males in an unbiased manner.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C



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