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Chapter 2 Visual Exercises



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1. Do you think this photo of Tina Barney's family is staged or spontaneous? What evidence do you see in the photograph that supports opinion? Write your response below.



2. What details in this photograph illustrate human gesture? What does the phrase "human gesture" mean in this specific instance? Write your response below.



3. Consider carefully Erica Jong's definition of "home." Which aspects of Barney's photograph illustrate Jong's definition? Which aspects counter it? Write your response below.



4. How would you compare this photograph to the representations of home life you see on television? Compare it, for example, to the so-called "reality TV" approach used on The Osbournes or to the sit-com approach of Everybody Loves Raymond. Write your response below.



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