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Knowledge (Foucault) - ANSWER Power is constituted through accepted forms of knowledge.
Different acceptances of knowledge, different acceptance.
Social Conventions (Foucault) - ANSWER Differ by each societies "regime of truth", mechanisms
that enable one to distinguish true vs. false.
Structures (Foucault) - ANSWER The "regimes of truth" are reinforced through the
education system, media, and the flux of political and economical ideologies.
Clearance Ray Carpenter (1930) Study: - ANSWER Goal: Foster a rational human society.
Findings: An authoritarian, dominant male presence is necessary for social order.
Solly Zuckerman (1930-40) Study: - ANSWER Goal: Male competition for resources, and females
as source of reproduction.
Findings: Strict male dominant hierarchy and deadly competition are foundations of
social order.
Robert Yerker (1940) Study: - ANSWER Goal: Personality model based on physiology, feeding
study.
, Findings: Dominant men will be a leader who is creative, active, inventive and curious. They
are dominant, aggressive, and self-distracting. Females are deceitful, cunning, subordinate,
and willing to use their sexuality to get ahead.
Harry Harlow (1965) Study: - ANSWER Attachment and good mothers.
Van Heusen (1950s) Study: - ANSWER A good wife always knows her place.
Nancy Tanner and Adrienne Ziniman (1970) Study: - ANSWER Goal: Observers usually behind
from their own perspective.
Findings: Females are active, used tools and chose mates. Friendly, non-threatening males were
more successful in mating. Co-operation is basis of society.
Cultural Dimensions Theory (Greet Hofstede) - ANSWER Characterizes each culture's norms
according to six indices (power distance, individualism, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity,
long-term orientation, and indulgence).
How does Hofstede define culture? Through what four ways did Hofstede say we learn
culture? - ANSWER Collective programing of the mind. Values, rituals, modeling, symbols.
Masculine Cultures (Hofstede): - ANSWER Traditional family structure, conflict solved
through force or power, more concerned with success and money.
Feminine Cultures (Hofstede): - ANSWER Relationship oriented, more fluid gender
roles, negotiation and cooperation.
High Power Distance Cultures (Hofstede): - ANSWER Authoritative.
Low Power Distance Cultures (Hofstede): - ANSWER Equality.
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