Why Are Binary Oppositions Significant to French Structuralism

question 15

Multiple Choice

Why are binary oppositions significant to French Structuralism?

• A) It is believed to be the primary mode of human thought.
• B) Binary oppositions are the most stable way that societies are structured.
• C) Dual oppositions are based on dual gender roles (male-female).
• D) Structuralist theory argues that it is through opposition that society overcomes ethnocentrism.
• E) Binary oppositions are not significant to French Structuralism.

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