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Serena Williams is a famous tennis player. As a Black woman, U.S. news media has often portrayed Serena within the stereotypical strong, controlling, Black woman-image. Which of the following examples does NOT align with this image?

Agenda-Setting Theory argues that when the media links issues together, these issues become linked in the minds of news consumers.

People tend to view teachers as low-skill workers that want to help others. According to the Stereotype Content Model (SCM) and then Behaviors from Intergroup Affect and Stereotypes (BIAS) Map, teachers are most likely to be treated with (hint: first figure out how teachers would be perceived according to the fundamental principles of SCM and then how would they be treated according to the BIAS map)…

According to Stuart Hall and Cultural Studies, articulation refers to…

There are multiple levels of Agenda-Setting Theory. What is the first level of Agenda-Setting Theory?

Cultivation Theory moves away from the previous media effects perspectives that assume media effects are immediate, drastic, and holistic (all-encompassing).

Avinash argues that individuals who run technology companies are talented but value profit more than improving society. He highlights recent news stories that show how technology harms various groups of people. Based on the Behaviors from Intergroup Affect and Stereotypes Map, which behavior(s) toward technology companies should this argument elicit?

The main goal of behavioral science is…

The church during the twelfth century possessed a hierarchical structure with the pope and which group at the top?

The invention of the printing press helped the spread of the Reformation.