Answer to Question #185078 in Political Science for Rearabetswe Maleka

Question

Which statement represents a characteristic of postmodernism? Indicate the correct 

option. 

1. It validates the positivist arguments of Western culture and science. 

2. History reflects progress in terms of moral development illustrating the successes of western

society in achieving social justice for oppressed people and searching for the truth. 

3. Humans are essentially different and there is a social and moral hierarchy in society that 

must be followed. 

4. It challenges western cultural imperatives and moral conventions of modernity that have 

worsened rather than ameliorated the suffering of marginalised groups including blacks, 

women and homosexuals. 

Answer 1

4. It challenges western cultural imperatives and moral conventions of modernity that have 

worsened rather than ameliorated the suffering of marginalised groups including blacks, 

women and homosexuals.