Question 1

Nature can be considered a socially constructed idea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The belief that not only are representations socially constructed, but the entities themselves to which these representations refer are socially constructed is known as _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   philosophical constructionism
B)   weak constructionism
C)   reality constructionism
D)   fact constructionism D

Question 3

Peacemaking criminology is a ___________ tradition and has a compassionate and spiritual spin.

Accepted Answer

A)   postmodernist
B)   critical realist
C)   modernist
D)   complementist A

Question 4

A philosophical position at the interstices of modernism and postmodernism and strong realism and strong relativism is ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   appreciative realism
B)   appreciative relativism
C)   critical constructionism
D)   critical realism

Question 5

__________ is a philosophy of knowledge maintaining that concepts, practices, beliefs, and sometimes facts are artifacts of a particular time and place.

Accepted Answer

A)   Realism
B)   Social constructionism
C)   Determinism
D)   Local temporalism

Question 6

_________ constructionists take a negative view of X and seek to modify it by pointing out the contingency of the disliked aspects of X.

Accepted Answer

A)   Historic
B)   Rebellious
C)   Reformist
D)   Ironic

Question 7

Postmodernists claim that the science of society is the language of the rich and powerful

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The ____________ constructionist is one who exposes the ideology and power relations that underlie X and is content to simply expose X, but not to refute it.

Accepted Answer

A)   revolutionary
B)   rebellious
C)   reformist
D)   unmasking

Question 9

Meta-analyses of behavior genetic studies show a broad heritability of at least _____ for antisocial behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)   10%
B)   30%
C)   50%
D)   75%

Question 10

The claim that the success of science, particularly of the hard sciences, strongly suggests a lot about the way things "really" are is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   critical realism
B)   appreciative relativism
C)   naïve realism
D)   natural empiricism

Question 11

Peacemaking criminology relies heavily on the concept of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   love and forgiveness
B)   appreciative realism
C)   appreciative relativism
D)   extensive therapy

Question 12

The bedrock principle of postmodernism is that all worldviews are mediated by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   nature
B)   language
C)   science
D)   wisdom

Question 13

An example of the moralistic fallacy would be to say that violence is a bad thing and therefore cannot be part of human nature.

Accepted Answer