Chapter 5

Question 1

Dorthy Smith’s term for the way social processes are structured by the powerful in ways that shape our consciousness and our practices.

Answer 1

Relations of ruling

Question 2

The social, political, physical, and economic environment

Answer 2

Context

Question 3

Most frequently understood as “a multidimensional social construct that is culturally based and historically specific, and thus constantly changing” (Johnson et al., 2009; p. 6)

Answer 3

Gender

Question 4

Distinctions made between two parts that are understood to be distinct and quite different.

Answer 4

Dichotomies

Question 5

Material constructs, usually talked about as physically separate from environment but understood here as shaped by the environment.

Answer 5

Bodies