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  1. What preconceptions about the role of women does Gail Collins allude to in the opening paragraph? What authorities does she cite to support her allegations?

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    Questions: - What preconceptions about the role of women does Gail Collins allude to in the opening paragraph? What authorities does she cite to support her allegations?
  2. Although Collins gives Mademoiselle, a magazine geared to young women, some credit for encouraging its readers to look beyond society’s expectations, she also indicates ways the magazine reflects those expectations. What evidence does she cite to illustrate what she perceives as Mademoiselle’s ambivalence toward the changing role of women in the 1960s?

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    Questions: - Although Collins gives Mademoiselle, a magazine geared to young women, some credit for encouraging its readers to look beyond society’s expectations, she also indicates ways the magazine reflects those expectations. What evidence does she cite to illustrate what she perceives as Mademoiselle’s ambivalence toward the changing role of women in the 1960s?
  3. What examples does she cite to support her assertion that “[n]othing sent the message about women’s limited options more forcefully than television” (par. 4)?

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    Questions: - What examples does she cite to support her assertion that “[n]othing sent the message about women’s limited options more forcefully than television” (par. 4)?
  4. To what extent do women in today’s television shows challenge the stereotypes Collins describes? Cite at least one program or series that does challenge and another that is a remnant of the late 1950s shows Collins refers to.

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    Questions: - To what extent do women in today’s television shows challenge the stereotypes Collins describes? Cite at least one program or series that does challenge and another that is a remnant of the late 1950s shows Collins refers to.