What role does the mass media play in gender identity in the united states?

a. it provides examples of how males and females are expected to behave.
b. it writes the rules about how males and females must behave.
c. its level of involvement is set by the government, and it has less of a role today than it used to have.
d. its role is to entertain, and it has no role in gender identity.

The correct option is A

Nowadays, the media and publicity are the main sources of information and persuasion of the masses. They are main elements that reflect public opinion, attitudes, beliefs and stereotypes of the society in which they are inserted. They allow us to stay connected and aware of new developments worldwide, but they are also educational and training media that have been inseparably incorporated into our current reality. So it is not surprising that these media have become cultural points of reference worldwide that project not only customs and traditions but styles and ways of life that can be imitated by many people around the world. That is why the mass media, directly influence the formulation of gender identity of people, as they provide clear examples of behavior, according to the corresponding gender.

answer; ///i believe that the correct answer is (b); ///the candidate must be a native born american citzen;

workers of lowell mills were greatly benefited for the waltham type of work which was more a paternalist kind, trying to protect the integrity of this little girls coming from small farmers and providing an adequate place of work, this in an effort to avoid the issues of bad place conditions and immorality that the people in bigger industrialized cities of great britain were experimenting.