Critical theory

“Cultural Capital and Critical Race Theory” was an article written by Tara J. Yosso and found in JSTOR’s database. The introduction begins with an appealing epigraph citing Gloria Anzaldúa’s work on including people of color in academic theory. Anzaldúa asserts people of color have been excluded from certain areas of academia and it is important to “not allow white men and women solely to occupy it” (qtd. in Yosso 69). Inclusion in these spaces are vital, Anzaldúa notes, because by “bringing in…

In reference to Thrupp’s (2013a) argument about the impossible nature of comparing National Standards data among schools and aligning it with critical theory, it is evident that those in authority and in this case, the Government, has sole power to conserve, manipulate or modify NS as well as make decisions regarding what level of the assessment data is to be made available to the public. The Government did not take into account the various opposing views and opinions of the teachers, schools,…

Crime Theory Paper Over the past two decades’ crime rates in Detroit, Michigan have fluctuated but continues to hold the highest rate of homicides for a major city in the entire country. Many citizens of Detroit find it difficult to meet their own basic needs to survive. The education system has steadily failed many of the youth, and the city has just emerged from bankruptcy. With it’s crime linked to economic decline, and substantial poverty, Detroit’s state of crime may be best explained using…

American identity, the male-dominated Japanese workforce, the expectation of female societal roles, and what identity and self are in these perspectives is brought to the forefront.15 Nina Baym, in her essay, “The Agony of Feminism: Why Feminist Theory Is Necessary After All”, acknowledges that there are an array of perspectives even within the interpretive community of feminism.16 In the national security community, because of the culture in Afghanistan and Iraq, the rise of female terrorists…

experiences which have opened up my eyes to different world views. Experiences of exposures to different world views alone is not enough to influence my teaching. Critical theory is a tool that I have used to analyse the experiences that I am having while teaching to see what impacts they are having on my teaching practise. Critical theory provides a deeper lens to unpack a teaching experience, (Carrington & MacArthur, 2012). It has helped me to realise that I have biases in my teaching and they…

This reflection discusses postmodernism, poststructuralism and critical social theory and its relationship to planning. The discussion is a continuum of the debate of rationality and capitalism. These readings, in some extent, deliberates on how capitalist societies have evolved (and survived) through modern times. The neo-Marxist perspective heavily influenced this analysis. However, there is a contradiction that was not solved before: despite of the revolutions and crisis, the capitalism has…

“Critical theory focuses our attention on studying privilege, control, and power with specific attention to abuses of power through communication and organization.” Shockley-Zalabak, P. S. (06/2014) page 53. Many of the issues faced surround control and power. Each manager expects to solely control the cross functioning team. The other theory of conflict in this issue is known as groupthink. “Groups in danger of groupthink…

special category. Students with disabilities are twice as likely to endure discrimination by non-disabled people in school. In adult educational, opportunities are less available, unobtainable and less affordable to disabled individuals. Critical disability theory maintains that discrimination against people with disabilities is so ordinary that it is invisible. Disability should be recognized as a minority group status, instead of being viewed as an individual anomaly. The concept…

Paper 4: Assessing Critical Public Policy Scholarship Anne Schneider and Helen Ingram authors of Policy Design for Democracy, state that Critical Theories Public Policy is concerned with “.....oppression and domination in modern advanced societies and a commitment to radically participatory, non hierarchical forms of political, economic, and social interaction” (Schneider and Ingram, 1997, p. 51). This critical perspective challenges the scientific knowledge being superior to other categories…

Studying access to health services by people with mental disorders is complex, and requires a critical approach. Critical realist theory believes that there are a range of mechanisms mediating between cause and effects, including those linked to the actors (people with mental disorders, family members, community, health providers, 32managers and policy makers) and contexts. 49Their knowledge is that social reality exits independently of social actors, although the actor’s interpretations of…