JRN 400 Chapter Notes - Chapter Sensoy and Ore: Cultural Relativism, Enculturation, Critical Thinking

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Ozlem sensoy and robin diangelo, critical thinking and critical theory. Critical definition: to find fault, to judge or to criticize; an intellectual skill of analysis as well as a body of scholarship. Critical thinking definition: to think complexity; to go below the surface when considering an issue and explore its multiple dimensions and nuances. Critical theory definition: a complex theoretical perspective, and mastery requiring ongoing study and practice. Personal and cultural knowledge: explanations and interpretations people acquire from their personal experiences in their homes, with their family and community cultures. Popular knowledge: facts, beliefs and various character and plot types that are institutionalized within television, movies, and other forms of mass-mediated popular culture. Mainstream academic knowledge: concepts, paradigms, theories, and explanations that make up the traditional and established canon in the behavioural and social sciences. School knowledge: facts and concepts presented in textbooks, teachers" guides and other aspects of the formal curriculum designed for us in schools.

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