Who's writings contain the roots of critical theory?
Karl Marx
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What is the ultimate goal of the critical model?
Emancipation
100
How does Mumby refute the 'webs of significance' metaphor?
Power relations are fundamentally structured into all social relations.
100
What two concepts are typically related to power?
Control and Domination
200
What is the frame of thought were conflict is seen as rare and negative?
Unitary Frame of Reference
200
How can you reach emancipation?
When alienated people are able to consider their condition critically, emancipation will be possible.
200
What is an example of phrases in our culture that reinforce dominate power structures?
Real Job
200
What are Conrad and Ryan's three theorist approaches?
Traditional
Symbolical
Radical-critical
300
What is one of the critical theorist universal beliefs?
Societal structures lead to imbalances of the power.
Imbalance of power leads to oppression for one side.
Overall goal is explore unbalances and bring them to attention of oppressed group.
Only after enlightenment of imbalances can revolution happen.
300
What is the concept of resistance?
It considers how workers can exert counter pressure on this exercise of power and control.
300
What is the taken-for-granted assumptions about reality that influence perceptions of situations?
Ideology
300
What examines the economic conditions that underlie the production process?
The Modes of Production
400
What is the definition of critical approaches according to Miller?
Critical approaches adopt a radical frame of reference be considering organizations as sites of domination.
400
In what ways can resistance be seen?
Unionization, strikes, boycotts, and large scale social movements.
400
What is the process in which a dominant group leads another group to accept subordination as the norm?
Hegemony
400
What theory establishes a barrier between workers and capitalist?
The Marxist Theory
500
Who was Usher in the realm of communication?
There is no answer.....
500
What is one example of a modern form of resistance?
"Counterinstiutional websites" ex. Radio shack website
500
What is the definition of manufactured consent?
When employees willingly adopt and reinforce hierarchical power structures.
500
What source of power examines the actual work process which includes how products are made and how services are performed?