CLEP Intro to Sociology

Answer: B - Analyzing magazines, television, and newspapers is content analysis, and it may be an appropriate way to study modern society’s perception of women. It might also be useful to survey women and study data about them, but these activities are not considered content analysis. Reviewing past census records might allow a researcher to compare current day perceptions of women with those of the past, but content analysis of old magazines or newspapers might give a broader picture.