Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Postmodernism is a clearly understood and singularly defined concept.
2. “Buy this car because it is made well” is an example of imagistic advertising.
3. In a postmodern society symbols no longer refer directly to concrete reality.
4. For Lyotard, it is no longer important what one knows but whether one can afford to buy what one needs to know.
1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
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A sense of self, of who the person is, develops through interaction with others
a. true b. false
Today, a child raised in __________ would have a much better chance of achieving social mobility than in if they were raised in __________.
A) the UK; Denmark B) the UK; Canada C) the U.S.; Canada D) Canada; the U.S.
Criminal statistics gathered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation reflect ________
a. all crimes that take place. b. offenses cleared by arrest. c. offenses resulting in a criminal conviction. d. offenses known to the police.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Ferdinand de Saussure founded the study of semiotics. 2. While rooted in linguistics, semiotics can be applied to all aspects of social life. 3. Although structural Marxism and structuralism in general are both interested in “structures,” each field conceptualizes structure differently. 4. Jacques Derrida deconstructed language and all he found there was writing. 5. Jacques Derrida sought out the underlying laws of language.