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Bible - PostmodernismCan you summarize the postmodern worldview in a few words (5) - correct answer -a reaction to the evils of modernism -views truth claims as political power plays -views truth is a social construct -ultimate knowledge is inaccessible -suspicious of metanarratives If "Postmodernism" means "after modernism" what is modernism - correct answer modernism is characterized by a strong belief in human reason, empiricism, science, and technological progress, as well as ske...

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PostmodernPostmodernism - correct answer The state, condition, or period subsequent to that which is modern; spec. in architecture, the arts, literature, politics, etc., any of various styles, concepts, or points of view involving a conscious departure from modernism, esp. when characterized by a rejection of ideology and theory in favour of a plurality of values and techniques. Peter Barry - correct answer Modernism was concerned with challenging and disregarding the 'fundamental elements'...

English Unit 4 Contemporary PostmodernismJustine *sell* her old camera and bought a new one. - correct answer sold Until this morning, they *kept* the secret to themselves. - correct answer no error The United States has *lead* the field in the development of computers. - correct answer led After dinner, everyone *sit* down in the shade of the big oak tree. - correct answer sat In reaction to rising oil prices, auto manufacturers *developed* hybrid cars. - correct answer past This...

PostmodernismWhat are the common attributes of postmodernism? (3) - correct answer 1. Questioning the POSITION OF POWER in art 2. Questioning the CATEGORIZATION of works 3. REJECTING AN "ACCEPTED CANON" of work How did the postmodernists question the position of power in art? - correct answer Asking why certain artists (such as playwrights) and certain groups (such as white males) should have positions of power and privilege throughout history. How did postmodernists question the categ...

Pretest The Mid- to Late Twentieth Century Postmodernism Which influential work about the Vietnam War was written by Tim O'Brien? A. A Farewell to Arms B. The Red Badge of Courage C. The Things They Carried D. Catch-22 - correct answer Which influential work about the Vietnam War was written by Tim O'Brien? A. A Farewell to Arms B. The Red Badge of Courage C. The Things They Carried D. Catch-22 Which wars did John Steinbeck's "Symptoms" and Tim O'Brien's "Ambush" discuss? A...

Postmodern Therapy Question and answers correctly solved 2023/2024social constructionism - correct answer Is a psychological expression of this postmodern worldview; it values the client's reality without disputing whether it is accurate or rational. Our knowledge about realities is: - correct answer Socially constructed. Ie - a person is depressed when she adopts a definition of self as depressed. Without the cultural conditions that accept the concept of depression, talking about a per...

Postmodernism TESTWhat was the problem for the West as it sought to escape Nihilism? - correct answer its nothingness What is Postmodernism an extension of? - correct answer modern thinking What happened to humanity's frame of reference when God died? - correct answer It became meaningless What does it mean that Postmodernism is an "incredulity towards metanarratives"? - correct answer no one has the authority to tell someone else what is true What is a metanarrative? - correct an...

Postmodernism1. According to Postmodernism, the following affect how we see the world? - correct answer a. Culture b. Language c. Gender According to Postmodernism, truth is what? - correct answer Socially constructed 1. Which Postmodernist philosopher famously pronounced, "God is dead"? - correct answer . Friedrich Nietzsche 1. According to Postmodernism, language functions as what? - correct answer A tool of power and manipulation Postmodernists doubt the objectivity of which o...