Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Critical theories direct our attention to structure and practices by which societies accord more or less privilege and power to different groups.
2. Three significant claims: All perspectives in social life are partial, some perspectives are more partial than others, and a standpoint is earned by developing political awareness of power differences among social groups.
3. A social location is a group to which an individual belongs but is not a standpoint. A standpoint is earned through critical reflection on power relations and engagement in an oppositional stance to the dominant one.
4. Marginalized people can generate unique insights on how a society works by offering perspectives outside the cultural center.
5. Some theorists assert that for survival, those in subordinate positions must understand their own positions, as well as those of individuals with more power.
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
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