Michel Foucault’s genealogy of power focuses on ______.

a. the rules and organization of discourse
b. digging up what primitive civilizations knew
c. the historical divide between knowledge and power
d. the tracing how contemporary knowledge was created


a. the rules and organization of discourse

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a. true b. false

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Which of the following is a major issue in the global feminist perspective?

a. the right of women to choose their own fate b. the importance of norms that encourage marriage c. the importance of norms that contribute to the stability of social institutions d. the maintenance of a balance of power in powerful groups

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According to Thornburgh, "Dropping out of high school today is to your societal health what _____, an indicator of a host of poor outcomes to follow,

from low lifetime earnings to high incarceration rates to a high likelihood that your children will drop out of high school and start the cycle anew." a. smoking is to your physical health b. dropping out of college used to be c. exercise is to your physical health d. joining the military has always been

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