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. Contemporary ideologies have arisen to challenge traditional ones mainly because ________.

a) traditional ideologies bear no relevance to contemporary circumstances correct incorrect

b) traditional ideologies were too optimistic in their assumptions about human nature correct incorrect

c) traditional ideologies are vulnerable to the criticism that they rested on far-reaching "narratives" which over-simplify our complex world correct incorrect

d) people are no longer as interested in politics as they used to be correct incorrect

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. Postmodernists typically argue that ________.

a) "universalist" narratives which attempt to explain the world are invariably false correct incorrect

b) the world is socially constructed in a variety of ways correct incorrect

c) differences of viewpoint should be celebrated not deplored correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. All liberal feminists advocate ________.

a) the banning of sexually-explicit imagery correct incorrect

b) abortion on demand correct incorrect

c) equal treatment in the public sphere correct incorrect

d) the strict segregation of the sexes correct incorrect

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. The idea that feminist goals cannot be realized without the destruction of economic inequalities is associated with ________.

a) liberal feminism correct incorrect

b) socialist feminism correct incorrect

c) radical feminism correct incorrect

d) postmodernism correct incorrect

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. Postmodernism is attractive to some feminists because ________.

a) both positions tend to be supported with a large quantity of pretentious jargon correct incorrect

b) postmodernists provide a vision for a more equal world correct incorrect

c) postmodernists are useful allies in campaigns of civil disobedience correct incorrect

d) postmodernism emphasizes difference and variety, as well as highlighting the importance of the private and the personal correct incorrect

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. Environmentalism should be distinguished from ecologism because ________.

a) the latter has a more realistic view of the challenges facing the world correct incorrect

b) the first argues for piecemeal change, while the second urges radical change correct incorrect

c) environmentalists are full-hearted supporters of economic growth, regardless of the cost correct incorrect

d) ecologists prefer plants to human beings correct incorrect

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. Environmental reformism is based on ________.

a) an anthropocentric view of the world correct incorrect

b) an apoplectic view of the world correct incorrect

c) the view that the non-human parts of nature are of primary importance correct incorrect

d) the view that claims about climate change have been seriously exaggerated correct incorrect

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. Samuel Huntington is associated with ________.

a) The Clash of Civilizations correct incorrect

b) The End of History correct incorrect

c) The End of Ideology correct incorrect

d) The New World Order correct incorrect

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. Islamic fundamentalism can accurately be described as ________.

a) a uniquely violent and barbaric movement correct incorrect

b) a "modern" movement which is opposed to modernity correct incorrect

c) a movement without rational or constructive political goals correct incorrect

d) a purely religious phenomenon correct incorrect

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. The decline of class politics was caused by ________.

a) reality TV correct incorrect

b) employment patterns in the US correct incorrect

c) rise of employment patterns and the decline in the manufacturing industry correct incorrect

d) organized crime and religious fundamentalism correct incorrect

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. Some of the assumptions of feminism are ________.

a) ideology, the celebration of diversity and difference correct incorrect

b) ideology, oppression, and equality correct incorrect

c) the status of women in society is unequal to that of men, women are often subordinate to men in a variety of ways correct incorrect

d) none of the above correct incorrect

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. Intersectionality was coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw and refers to a particular strand of feminist theory that ________.

a) builds on earlier work of socialist feminists and observes how sexism, racism, classism, and homophobia can all play a part in the same burden women face correct incorrect

b) builds on earlier work of Marxist feminists and observes how class domination is the major problem for all women correct incorrect

c) understands that identity is complicated correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. Environmental thought is divided into two main categories: ________.

a) deep environmentalism and Green Belt movement correct incorrect

b) tree hugging and the radical approach correct incorrect

c) Green Belt movement and the realist approach correct incorrect

d) the reformist approach and the radical approach correct incorrect

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. Indigenous knowledge refers to ________.

a) systems that go back thousands of years and understand the importance of interdependence correct incorrect

b) nature versus nurture correct incorrect

c) a green approach to life correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. Multiculturalism is a pressing issue because ________.

a) t has gone through a series of phases in Canada correct incorrect

b) it helps acculturate immigrants into mainstream society correct incorrect

c) society has become increasingly multiethnic, multiconfessional (or religious), and multilingual correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect