Author Question: Which of the following statements reflects the constructivist approach to understanding political ... (Read 141 times)

beccaep · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of the following statements reflects the constructivist approach to understanding political identity?

A. The factors that create one's political identity are fixed and unchanging.
B. Of all the factors that influence one's political identity, religion is the most potent.
C. The forms, meaning, and political salience of different forms of identity can change.
D. Individuals are completely free to choose their identity.
E. Individuals attribute political importance to pre-existing forms of identity that are
determined by their civilization.

Question 2

Which of the following limits the ability of people to freely choose their identity, according to the constructivist approach?

A. sense of nationalism
B. primordial racial features
C. literacy in the national language
D. religious pluralism
E. freedom of expression