Chapter 2 - Critical Perspectives as Interpretive Frameworks Flashcards
What does it mean to be a critical learner of leadership?
You are a leadership theorist. It’s up to you to examine and test out the theories presented to you.
True or false: Theory is accurate idea that is put into action.
Theory is never “accurate” or “wrong” it is only more ore less illuminating, provocative and an incitement to thought.
let go of theoretical certainty
What is critical social theory?
ask questions
challenge assumptions
be part of your own learning process
create a world that is more just
Critical social theories are concerned with _______ the flow of power in society, how this ________ to social stratification, and ways in which we can ______ more democratic and just social arragements.
understanding, contributes, create
Critical social theories are a direct \_\_\_\_\_ of positivism presume structural \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ disrupt taken for granted assumptions \_\_\_\_\_ agency within structure \_\_\_\_\_\_ social change
rejection, inequality, envision, advance
What are the 3 central themes of critical social theory?
stocks of knowledge
ideology and hegemony
social location
common-sense rules or assumptions that govern how individuals view, interpret, and experience the world.
stocks of knowledge
the 5 key features of stocks of knowledge are…
- rarely scrutinized for accuracy
- ease navigation of the world but are not necessarily accurate
- shaped by lived experience but inherited through socialization
- altered only through novel situations that bring them to consciousness and question their accuracy/validity
- socially distributed and vary based on identity dimensions
this is a result of individuals’ consent or silent acceptance of a dominant group.
Hegemony
broadly accepted values, beliefs, myths, explanations, and justifications that appears self-evidently true, empirically accurate, personally relevant, and morally desirable to a majority of the populace.
Ideology
The function is to maintain an unjust social and political order
the position one holds in society based on a variety of social identities that are considered important to and in turn frame how the world is experienced
social location
what are examples of social identities?
race, socioeconomic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, geographic location, occupation
what is deconstruction?
the surfacing and disruption of false dichotomies and how these seemingly oppositional concepts are actually relationally interwined with one another.
tool to challenge binaries and surface false assumptions
give examples of dichotomies
born versus made, leader versus follower, leader versus leadership
questions the underlying core beliefs of a theory attempting to identify what is positioned as normative
ideological critique
questions how maximizing productivity of people and diminishing of knowledge
commodification
questions the degree to which power is acknowledged, how it flows and the ways in which it shapes experiences and relationships
flow of power
questions how and why people may remain purposefully unaware to avoid responsibilty and replicate hegemonic norms
willful blindness
purposefully and explicitly attempts to identify name, and address hegemonic norms
disrupting normativity
identifies and defines power, addresses its flow and impact and attempts to distribut it in equitable and just ways
attending to power
disrupts utopian perspectives, recognizes the effects of oppression, meets people where they are and emphasizes the building of coalitions
building interest convergence
positions the development of personal and collective agency as central to the purpose of leadership
cultivating agency
Which are the tools of deconstruction
ideological critique, commodification, flow of power, willful blindess
which are the tools of reconstruction?
disrupting normativity, attending to power, building interest convergence, cultivating agency
define metacognition
thinking about how we think. exploring our awareness of the learning process itself
_____ ____ pushes the boundaries of sensemaking to examine often unchallenged assumptions; requiring vulnerability, suspension of ego and increased comfort with personal fallibility.
critical self reflection
What is essential for preparation for applying critical perspectives
metacognition, critical self-reflection, social perspective taking, dialectical thinking, critical hope
_______ requires us to engage in the process of holding two seemingly contradictory concepts in unison.
dialectical thinking
____ is derived from the realistic appraisal of conditions, a sense of personal and collective resilience and the ability to envision a better future.
critical hope
