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Interpretive theories and post-positivist theories can both be characterized as attempts to __________ social and communicative life. |
| | A) | Generalize about |
| | B) | Represent |
| | C) | Change |
| | D) | All of the above |
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The Frankfurt School was most closely tied to what aspect of the Marxist project? |
| | A) | The argument that political revolution is necessary |
| | B) | The argument that critique of culture is necessary |
| | C) | The argument that scientific methods can be used to determine economic laws |
| | D) | All of the above |
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Giddens' concept of the "duality of structure" suggests which of the following? |
| | A) | That knowledge can be obtained from either the "inside" or the "outside" |
| | B) | That there are two types of structure-substructure and superstructure |
| | C) | That humans create the structures that then constrain our behavior |
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Dorothy believes that the best way to work against sexual harassment in the workplace is to become "part of the system," and work to change discriminatory practices and rules. What kind of feminist is Dorothy? |
| | A) | Standpoint feminist |
| | B) | Liberal feminist |
| | C) | Radical feminist |
| | D) | Postmodern feminist |
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Cultural studies is a multifaceted intellectual area that explores the ideological interconnections among: |
| | A) | politics, economy, media, and practices of individuals in a cultural system. |
| | B) | government, media, popular thought, and practices of individuals in a cultural system. |
| | C) | attitudes, opinions, surveys, and polling. |
| | D) | infrastructures, substructures, and superstructures. |
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__________ is broadly described as "an interdisciplinary field of inquiry committed to theorizing the problematics of colonization and decolonization." |
| | A) | Modernism |
| | B) | Culturalism |
| | C) | Colonialism |
| | D) | Postcolonialism |
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Different distinct and important strands of feminism discussed include all of the following EXCEPT: |
| | A) | Liberal feminists. |
| | B) | Standpoint feminists. |
| | C) | Radical feminists. |
| | D) | Conservative feminists. |
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__________ argue that most feminist theorizing includes two interrelated stages, the inclusion stage, and the revisionist stage. |
| | A) | Danner and Walsh |
| | B) | Foss, Foss, and Trapp |
| | C) | Warren and Vavrus |
| | D) | Rakow and Harding |
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Anthony Giddens distinguishes between the ontological status of the natural world and of the social world, arguing for the __________ of social life. |
| | A) | natural system |
| | B) | double hermeneutic |
| | C) | scientific theory |
| | D) | ontological nature |
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The empirical-analytical cognitive interest is rooted in the technical desire to: |
| | A) | exert control over the physical and social world. |
| | B) | limit access to post-Marxian applications. |
| | C) | broaden inclusionary aspects of social theories. |
| | D) | release unpopular theorists from critical scrutiny. |
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