Author Question: The movie Brokeback Mountain traces the romantic love between two cowboys who carry on their affair ... (Read 16 times)

ereecah · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

The movie Brokeback Mountain traces the romantic love between two cowboys who carry on their affair over two decades and yet, they keep their love for each other and their sexual orientation a secret. Eventually, the affair ends when Jake is beaten to death as are other gay men. The reason for these murders is based on

a. infidelity to their spouses
b. homophobia on the part of the murderers
c. queer fear
d. gay phobia

Question 2

In a study of professional socialization in medical schools, Howard Becker found that in the later years of their training, medical students:

a. are taught the informal norms of the profession
b. experience a high dropout rate
c. first begin to think of themselves as professionals
d. tend to become cynical about the profession