Political realism
a. is also called realpolitik.
b. argues that states must look out for their own security as best they can.
c. says that, at best, humankind has equal capacities for bad and good, and at worst,
humankind has instinctive desires to dominate.
d. (C) all of the above
Question 2
The feminist perspective on international relations
a. (C) is concerned with the results of having few women in positions of
international authority.
b. thinks that the experience of every human being, man or woman, is essentially
similar, so gender is not necessarily an important category for understanding
politics.
c. contends that using gender to try to understand international affairs causes too
much confusion without creating new understanding of politics.
d. argues that as more and more women enter politics, we will find that they respond
to the same inputs and reach the same conclusions and policy preferences as men
in those positions.
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