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Practice Reading: Fill in The Blanks (Drag & Drop) ID: #38018 A mass culture
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A    mass    culture    produces    a    quiescent,    passive    mass    of    people,    totally      and    helpless.    Recently,    however,    a    third    direction    has    begun    to    emerge.    It    sees    popular    culture    as    a    site    of    struggle.    While    accepting    the    power    of    the    forces    of    dominance,    it  focuses  rather    upon    the    popular    tactics    by    which    these    forces    are    coped    with,    are    evaded    or    are    resisted.    Instead    of    concentrating    on    the    omnipresent,    insidious    practices    of    the    ideology,    it    attempts    to    understand    the    everyday    resistances    and    evasions    that    make    the    ideology    work    so    hard    and    insistently    to    maintain    itself.    This    approach    sees        culture    as    potentially,    and    often    actually,    progressive    and    it    is    essentially    optimistic,    for    it    finds    in    the    vigour    and      of    the    people    evidence    both    of    the    possibility    of    social    change    and    of    the    motivation    to      it.

dominant vitality disempowered unwitting drive produced popular ongoing

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Correct answer: disempowered

Explanation: The term 'disempowered' fits grammatically as it describes the state of the mass of people, aligning with the context of being passive and helpless. It conveys a lack of power or agency, which is essential to the sentiment of the sentence.

Meaning: 'Disempowered' means lacking power or control over one's life or circumstances.

Wrong options:

  • unwitting: 'Unwitting' means unaware or not knowing, which does not convey the sense of powerlessness required in this context.
  • produced: 'Produced' is a verb that does not fit as it does not describe a state of being but rather an action.
  • ongoing: 'Ongoing' refers to something that is continuing or in progress, which does not relate to the state of being helpless or lacking power.
Correct answer: dominant

Explanation: The word 'dominant' is appropriate as it describes the prevailing ideology that exerts control over the culture. It fits grammatically and contextually, indicating the ideology that is most influential.

Meaning: 'Dominant' refers to something that is most powerful or influential in a particular context.

Wrong options:

  • popular: 'Popular' describes something widely liked or accepted, which does not fit the context of an ideology that exerts control.
  • vitality: 'Vitality' refers to the state of being strong and active, which does not describe an ideology.
  • disempowered: 'Disempowered' indicates a lack of power, which does not fit the context of describing an ideology that holds power.
Correct answer: popular

Explanation: The term 'popular' fits well as it describes the culture that is widely accepted and engaged with by the masses. It aligns with the context of discussing culture as a site of struggle.

Meaning: 'Popular' refers to something that is liked or enjoyed by many people.

Wrong options:

  • dominant: 'Dominant' describes something that holds power, which does not fit as it would contradict the idea of culture being a site of struggle.
  • vitality: 'Vitality' refers to energy and liveliness, which does not describe culture itself.
  • disempowered: 'Disempowered' indicates a lack of power, which does not fit the context of describing culture.
Correct answer: vitality

Explanation: The word 'vitality' is suitable as it conveys the energy and liveliness of the people, which is essential to the optimistic view of culture as a site of potential change. It fits both grammatically and contextually.

Meaning: 'Vitality' refers to the state of being strong, active, and full of energy.

Wrong options:

  • popular: 'Popular' describes something widely accepted, which does not fit as it does not convey the sense of energy or liveliness required here.
  • drive: 'Drive' refers to motivation or determination, which does not describe the energy of the people.
  • disempowered: 'Disempowered' indicates a lack of power, which contradicts the idea of having energy and liveliness.
Correct answer: drive

Explanation: The term 'drive' fits well as it indicates motivation or determination to pursue social change. It aligns with the context of the sentence, which discusses the potential for change.

Meaning: 'Drive' refers to a strong motivation or determination to achieve something.

Wrong options:

  • popular: 'Popular' describes something widely accepted, which does not fit as it does not convey motivation or determination.
  • vitality: 'Vitality' refers to energy and liveliness, which does not indicate the motivation to enact change.
  • disempowered: 'Disempowered' indicates a lack of power, which contradicts the idea of having the motivation to drive change.

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