Otherness - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PostmodernismPostmodernism historical background - correct answer Postmodernism: refers to changes in the social and economic conditions that help to produce these styles and ways of being a subject. Response to late capitalism (1960s). tied to shifts of the demise of the nation-state, dissolution of national sovereignty, skeptical embrace of science and technology in the wake of Holocaust/nuclear bombing of Japan, which showed how scientific ideas could be turned against humankind and toward ac...

Charlotte Perkins Gilman - - an early socialist feminist - gender as a social construct - young girls forced to conform in society and prepare for motherhood through playing with toys/clothing etc - sex and domestic economics go hand in hand, women were reliant on their sexual assets to survive and please their husbands - the domestic environment is an instrument of patriarchy, women are economically dependent on men. Nuclear family needs to be destroyed and replaced by communal living -...

All feminists recognise the existence of the patriarchy - Socialist feminists think this would create the biggest dent in the so called patriarchy of male dominance. Simone De Beauvoir noted how men dominated economic life, limiting the life choice of women men use the home to recover from being exploited at the workplace women then keep the house tidy, serving the male. Liberal feminists view on the existence of the patriarchy - would prioritise equality before the law and not the economy...

Liberal feminist wave advocating for equal education, the right to vote, better working conditions, etc. 'There is no female mind' -What was First Wave Feminism? Liberal feminist wave with some radical and socialist feminism. More based around need to destroy patriarchy to obtain equality with some advocating a cultural revolution -What was Second Wave Feminism? Expanded on radical feminism seeing institutions as further entrenching the patriarchy -What was Third Wave feminism? Based on...

The Public / Private Divide -The "public" refers to activities that take place within a public sphere, that can involve or affect everybody, such as politics, pressure groups, public debate, employment etc. The "private" on the other hand refers to private activities which solely affect individuals alone, such as housekeeping affairs, and family life. While those such as Liberal Feminists have seen the private divide as "non political", and thus not to be interfered with as it could af...

TEST BANK for Sociology in Action: A Canadian Perspective 4th Edition by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane. Chapter 1 1. Chapter 01-001 According to the textbook authors, we might better understand who becomes a professional hockey player by applying ideas developed by which of the following? a. Karl Marx b. Emile Durkheim *c. Max Weber d. Auguste Comte 2. Chapter 01-002 According to the textbook authors, what is the relationship between unemployment and postsecondary education? a...

Absolute - Correct Answer a word free from limitations or qualifications ("best," "all," "unique," "perfect") Accismus - Correct Answer a form of irony in which a person feigns indifference to or pretends to refusesomething he or she desires Acronym - Correct Answer a word formed from the initial letters of words and pronounced as a separate word Acrostic - Correct Answer verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message Adage - Correct Answ...

What is the primary and essential point to be made about the Scriptures? Why are we moved to venerate both Old and New Testaments? - correct answer The primary and essential point to be made is that here is the speech of God himself; that through human words the Uncreated Word, God himself, is transcribed, communicated. The entire preoccupation of the text, therefore, is God himself. The Bible is not man's book about God (still less is it man's book about himself), but rather God's book about...

Charlotte Perkins Gilman - - an early socialist feminist - gender as a social construct - young girls forced to conform in society and prepare for motherhood through playing with toys/clothing etc - sex and domestic economics go hand in hand, women were reliant on their sexual assets to survive and please their husbands - the domestic environment is an instrument of patriarchy, women are economically dependent on men. Nuclear family needs to be destroyed and replaced by communal living -...

SHRM CP 2023 Freedom of Association - Answer-Right for workers to unite to promote desired employment conditions as a group 4 Layers of Diversity - Answer-1. Personality 2. Internal Dimensions 3. External Dimensions 4. Organizational Dimensions Summary Offense - Answer-Gross misconduct in which no prior warnings are required for termination so long as a proper investigation and hearing was preformed 3 reasons to approach diversity as a strategic initative - Answer-1. To make it a prio...