Urban Legend Jerry went to a nightclub last weekend. He met a good-looking woman

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Urban Legend

Jerry went to a nightclub last weekend. He met a good-looking woman and they hit it off. They spent the night in a motel. When he got up the next morning, the woman was gone. When he went to the bathroom, he saw a message scrawled on the mirror in lipstick "Welcome to the wonderful world of AIDS."

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Urban legends are related to some type of social change. Identify the social change that is the basis of the legend.

Urban legends often appear to be genuine. Urban legends try to sound credible by attributing a close friend or family member as the 'victim', name specific people and events, and give details

Urban legends are designed to instill fear

Urban legends usually contain an ironic twist

Urban legends contain some type of warning and might even teach a moral lesson

A."Welcome to the wonderful world of AIDS"

B. Don't have casual and/or unprotected sex

C. "Jerry went to a nightclub last weekend"

D. Sexual norms, spread of HIV/AIDS

E. A lethal communicable disease

Explanation / Answer

Urban legends are related to some type of social change. Identify the social change that is the basis of the legend.-"Jerry went to a nightclub last weekend"
Urban legends often appear to be genuine. Urban legends try to sound credible by attributing a close friend or family member as the 'victim', name specific people and events, and give details-Sexual norms, spread of HIV/AIDS

Urban legends are designed to instill fear - "Welcome to the wonderful world of AIDS"

Urban legends usually contain an ironic twist- A lethal communicable disease

Urban legends contain some type of warning and might even teach a moral lesson- Don't have casual and/or unprotected sex

D. E.

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