Can theory be used to bring about practical effects? And, if so, are t
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17 Aug 2021, 06:16
Wow! A nice read. Read carefully and you'll be set.
Q1. According to the passage, which of the following are ways in which the author hypothesizes that smokers might be able to change their habit?
A. Read books designed to aid with self-help that are written in a manner that is more theoretical than realistic. - This is totally reverse of what the passage is suggesting. If one wanted to effect a “life change” of this order one might, more likely, turn to the genre of “self-help” literature directed at everyday life than to high theory.
B. Research the ways by which tobacco companies attempt to influence the public via marketing. - Correct - A cultural studies investigation of the political economy of the tobacco trade or of tobacco advertising
C. Peruse material is written with the intention of dissuading people from smoking. - Correct - Anti-smoking propaganda, too, might, with the intention of intervention, address populations of smokers and smoking as a cultural habit. peruse = reread
Q2. The passage suggests which of the following about theory’s potential role in helping people quit smoking?
A. Self-help literature written in a practical way is more useful than that written at a more theoretical level. - Correct. The genre of “self-help” literature directed at everyday life than to high theory
B. Learning the everyday workings of tobacco companies’ attempt to influence politicians is not theoretical enough to help people effect change. - Out of scope. Nothing about influencing the politicians is mentioned.
C. Adding a graphic warning label to a pack of cigarettes would reduce cigarette consumption. - Out of scope of the passage.