Exam 25: Culture and Development

Who argued that "development discourse is rooted in the rise of the West"?

The material can be effectively separated from the cultural.

While postmodern theories start out with the intention of preaching tolerance, they come dangerously close to a celebration of which of the following?

Karl Marx established the theory of the Protestant ethic.

In development, culture has become increasingly popular as a way to explain poverty, growth, and violence.

How has the concept of culture been misunderstood and how have these misunderstandings been corrected in the last centuries?

According to Jonathan Crush, which of the following is true about development discourse?

Postmodern theory cannot avoid the slide into cultural relativism.

Discuss the use of symbolic resistance.

The Ethiopian concept of fidnaa holds a lot in common with modern development.

How have essentialized cultural values influenced development norms?

What are some of the myths around the concept of culture?

The "Asian values" thesis put forward by Lee Kuan Yew is an example of which of the following?

Modern culture and mass media are inextricably linked.

The discipline of anthropology helped correct the notion of the inferiority of non-European cultures.

Mass culture is usually produced "from below," and stands in opposition to the dominant culture.

Why might it be dangerous to abandon all notions of universalism?

Discuss Edward Said's Orientalism and how it perceives the construction and perception of culture.

Mass media is the primary medium for the Global South to influence the values of the Global North.

How did colonizers use culture to defend their domination over Indigenous populations?