Question 1

Harding and Wood claim that the perspectives of those who are marginalized is more "objective," more "complete," and "better" than members of dominant groups. Discuss what they mean by each of these terms and the challenges that are posed by critics. Who do you find more persuasive?

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Question 2

How has postmodern theory influenced standpoint theorists? Where do postmodernists and standpoint theorists part company? Why?

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Question 3

Discuss how the powerful in society are likely to define concerns or experiences of marginalized groups when compared to the marginalized group members' perception of the same issue. Provide an example.

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Question 4

Wood offers two explanations to explain why the standpoints of women and other marginalized groups should be less partial, distorted, or less false than the perspectives of men who are in dominant positions. Outline and discuss the explanations.

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Question 5

Define "strong objectivity" and give an example of communication research based on this strategy. How might the critique of strong objectivity influence communication research?

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Question 6

Discuss Wood's efforts to maintain group solidarity. Why is it important? Is it possible, as Wood suggests, to value differences while emphasizing overarching feminist concerns? What might be lost when group solidarity is stressed in this way?

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Question 7

How might Harding and Wood respond to Tannen's views of gender and communication?

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Question 8

How might standpoint theorists critique the various theories in the Media and Culture and the Media Effects sections?

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Question 9

Compare standpoint theory with the approach of performance ethnography (Chapter 33).

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Question 10

Compare Patricia Hill Collin's four ways in which black women collectively validate what they know with Walter Fisher's two criteria of coherence and fidelity.

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Question 11

How might Harding and Wood critique the work of theorists such as Berger or Hirokawa and Gouran? How might they respond?

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Question 12

How might standpoint theory sharpen rhetorical analysis, particularly the kind suggested by Aristotle? How do concepts from rhetorical theory help expand and modify standpoint theory?

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Question 13

How are the ideas proposed by Deetz and Harding and Wood compatible? Clearly, they share a critical edge, but how do the concepts that are put forth become similar?

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Quiz 32: Standpoint Theory