test 1

Question 1

Men’s men: (page 189)

Answer 1

• rich
• successful
• only hang out with man
• objectified women
• carefree (no ties)
• feminization

Question 2

Men’s women: (page 189)

Answer 2

• silent
• beautiful
• material
• no threat
• desire
• lifts man

Question 3

Women’s woman: (page 189)

Answer 3

• successful
• kids are amazing
• husband
• clean
• beautiful/attractive
• hair is perfect

Question 4

Women’s man: (page 189)

Answer 4

• committed
• sensitive/vulnerable
• pursues her
• interested in what she has to say
• romantic
• available for her
• 2nd in command

Question 5

reasons we watch reality television

Answer 5

allows us to escape reality

Question 6

semiotics

Answer 6

method for analyzing pop culture (discover meaning); study of signs

Question 7

sign

Answer 7

something that carries meaning

Question 8

treadmill of consumption

Answer 8

process of moving ahead materially without any real satisfaction (getting richer, but not gaining a lot of happiness)

Question 9

denotative meaning

Answer 9

direct definition; LITERAL meaning

Question 10

connotative meaning

Answer 10

figurative meaning; indirect meaning

Question 11

Michael Jackson’s first video

Answer 11

Thriller (first real music video)

other videos he does he includes various pop culture references to ET and Star Wards

Question 12

abduction

Answer 12

arriving at an interpretation by seeking the most plausible explanation for something

Question 13

consumerism

Answer 13

promotion of consumer’s interests

Question 14

pop culture

Answer 14

narrative that has received wide acceptance

Question 15

Is the internet terrible?

Answer 15

the internet can influence your opinion or make you feel bad if you liked a movie because there will be hundreds of nit-picky analysis’s of why you it wasn’t perfect (all opinions though)

Question 16

we consumer for

Answer 16

status or to prove how wealthy we are

Question 17

music

Answer 17

can define us depending on the genre and the era (decade it was popular)

Question 18

music introduces

Answer 18

and reinforces cultural nuances we might be unaware of

Question 19

Beatles were more than music

Answer 19

(semiotics) challenged gender, class, race in postwar Brittan and US; sanitized soul; lack o military commitment (hair was longer) translated black music to white audience; anti-authoritive behavior

Question 20

Michael Jackson

Answer 20

his music was both auditory and visual (story telling music videos)

Question 21

feminism

Answer 21

women’s rights

Question 22

Valentines Day

Answer 22

an excuse for girls to be spoiled and lots of pressure and expectations placed on guys to buy things and be extra romantic to show appreciation

Question 23

Desperate Housewives

Answer 23

30-55 year old women dominating younger guys

Question 24

why do we like the Simpsons?

Answer 24

simpsons are the crisis of authority;

Question 25

reality tv

Answer 25

is to avoid reality

Question 26

5 steps of semiotic method

Answer 26

1 - what is denotative meaning
2 - situate subject in system of related signs (where did the experience come from?
3 - what associate signs belong to that system (making connections between dif experiences)
4 - what differences do you see in signs (differences between experiences-maybe you handled situation differently with age)
5 - perform connotative analysis (analyzing situation; recap)