What did the French philosopher/political scientist Michel Foucault believe?
A. Knowledge and positions of power related to knowledge are always socially constructed
B. Some knowledge-positions are privileged or favored in certain cultures or societies over others, and they become dominant knowledge-positions
C. The function of a dominant culture is to reinforce itself and minimize or eliminate alternative knowledge-positions
D. All of the above are true and even represent a progression of his thinking
ANS: D
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a. international commerce among nations is viewed as the solution to world economic well-being b. men and women have the freedom to live their lives and raise their children with dignity c. human beings must respect one another, in all their diversity of belief, culture, and language d. preference must be shown in the management of all living species and natural resources
Genograms are
a. diagrams of how a family interacts with the rest of its environment. b. schematic diagrams of family relationships. c. maps of generational social deviance. d. charts depicting family support systems.
In ____________, sexist attitudes and patriarchal assumptions are examined for their impact on family relationships
a. narrative therapy b. gender-sensitive couples and family therapy c. reality therapy d. brief solution-focused therapy
Inferential statistics:
a. Are limited to describing a population. b. Always require the use of parametric tests. c. Always require the use of nonparametric tests. d. Tell us the probability that a given result can be attributed to chance.