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'''Postmodernism''' refers to a range of ideas, among them that:
 
'''Postmodernism''' refers to a range of ideas, among them that:
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* Truth is a "[[social construct]]" rather than empirically provable
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* Truth is a "[[social construct]]" rather than empirically provable{{Fact|date=June 2007}}
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* One's choice of language directs how this reality is supposedly constructed (see [[political correctness]])
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* One's choice of language directs how this reality is supposedly constructed (see [[political correctness]]){{Fact|date=June 2007}}
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* There is no one superior culture; [[Western culture]] is no more advanced than any other (see [[cultural relativism]])
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* There is no one superior culture; [[Western culture]] is no more advanced than any other (see [[cultural relativism]]){{Fact|date=June 2007}}
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* Because society is a "social construct" directed by choice of language, these "systems" of "[[oppression]]" can therefore be "deconstructed" by [[deconstructing]] the language used, and replacing it with different terminology
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* Because society is a "social construct" directed by choice of language, these "systems" of "[[oppression]]" can therefore be "deconstructed" by [[deconstructing]] the language used, and replacing it with different terminology{{Fact|date=June 2007}}
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* The frequent use of irony and humorous [[wordplay]] to shift the meanings of words is encouraged as this causes people to rethink their assumptions about culture and language.
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* The frequent use of irony and humorous [[wordplay]] to shift the meanings of words is encouraged as this causes people to rethink their assumptions about culture and language.{{Fact|date=June 2007}}
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* [[Gender role]]s are socially constructed, not [[inborn traits]]
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* [[Gender role]]s are socially constructed, not [[inborn traits]]{{Fact|date=June 2007}}
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* In philosophical terms, there are many narratives, but any push by anyone of a metanarrative is viewed as oppressive.
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* In philosophical terms, there are many narratives, but any push by anyone of a metanarrative is viewed as oppressive.{{Fact|date=June 2007}}
    
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

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