THE STANDPOINT THEORY QUIZ

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1. Who wrote 'The Feminist Standpoint'

Dorothy E Smith Patricia Hill-CollinsNancy Hartsock
Sandra Harding


2. Why do standpoint theorists criticise traditional sociology?
Because its authors are predominantly men Because it represents the male standpoint to/about knowledge  Because most of it was written ages ago!


3. What is the concept of 'matrix of domination' as used by Patricia Hill-Collins meant to suggest about relations of inequality in society.
That there is mathematical aspect to domination That class, gender and race are all aspects of domination That race is the key to inequalities in society


4. What concept does Dorothy E Smith use to indicate the distinction between our experiences of the world and the knowledge of science?
Double-Consciousness Bifurcated Consciousness Ontological Insecurity


5. What is the primary objective of Smith's research programme called Institutional Ethnography?
To construct a Sociology of women To construct a sociology for women To construct a sociology about women 


6. Why do standpoint theorists place so much emphasis on 'the body' and embodiment?
The institutional production of knowledge needs a good catering service  The production of knowledge is best carried out by fit and healthy people The production of knowledge is the product of embodied actors in specific situations


7. Who wrote 'The Everyday World as Problematic: A feminist sociology'
Dorothy E Smith Patricia Hill-CollinsNancy Hartsock Sandra Harding


8. Even though generally critical of classical social theory which of the 19th century theories do many standpoint theorists suggest to have useful concepts to work with:
Weberian theoryMarxist theory Durkheim's work


9. Who referred to Isaac Newton's 'Laws' as his 'rape manual'?

Dorothy E Smith Patricia Hill-CollinsNancy HartsockSandra Harding


10. What is the main criticism made of Standpoint Theory by Postmodernist Feminism?
It isn't very playful It essentializes knowledge It fails to see that men's relation is superior