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WorksheetsDiscourse Analysis Showdown!
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Discourse Analysis seeks to....
identify the use of facts in language
find stereotypes in talk or text
uncover hidden meanings in language
determine how power is exercized and resisted in talk and text
The Myth of Canadian Pluralism starts with colonialism
True
False
Ideologies are rooted in truth
true
false
Ideologies impact reality by...
attaching labels to people
limiting people's access to education, jobs, housing, etc.
informing how people treat one another
all are correct
Discourse is...
systems and signs that we use to communicate
the primary mode of communication
ideas, images, words, and practice that inform what we think we know
another word for language
Discourse is mobilized by ideology
true
false
Agenda-setting refers to...
recording items in a day planner
how newspapers tell us what's important/what to care about
when newspapers focus on crimes commited by people of colour
none are true
The hegemony refers to...
the most powerful people in society
the less powerful people in society
the mediumest most powerful people in society
Canadian multiculturalism was...
an attempt to quell uprisings
designates people of colour as "other"
an attempt to solve a conflict between the english and french
all are true
