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Competing Worldviews Charts
Competing Worldviews Charts
Competing Worldviews Charts
All humans divided by social classes CONTEMPORARY CRITICAL THEORY Postcolonial theory PROS
Classes compete for limited resources Queer theory Some institutions do pro-
THE KNOWLEDGE PRINCIPLE: Radical
scepticism about whether objective Critical Race Theory mote and enforce oppression
(Antonio Gramsci ) HEGEMONY knowledge is obtainable; commitment to Intersectionality People can, and often are,
Dominant group imposes not only its social constructivism blind to some of their assump-
Feminism & gender studies
will on all others in a society, but also its THE POLITICAL PRINCIPLE: Society is tions and biases
ideology Disability & fat studies
formed of systems of power and hierar- The bible is tremendously
Grievance studies
“...social control is achieved through chy, which decide what can be known and concerned with justice—it can
conditioning rather than physical force.” how correctly be called a central
Domination & control are achieved Collectively, often pejoratively known as: theme of the Kingdom of God
through force, but also through consent Themes & methods
of the oppressed.
The blurring of boundaries Social justice Cons