critical stance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcriticalandstance
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critical
adjective
uk/ˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈkrɪt̬.ɪ.kəl/
saying that someone or something is bad ...
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stance
noun[C]
uk/stɑːns/us/stæns/
a way of thinking about something, especially expressed in a publicly ...
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(Definition ofcriticalandstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, scholars have begun to adopt a morecriticalstancetoward such narratives.
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The great strength of the volume is itscriticalstance.
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In the present article we adopt acriticalstanceto the knowledge produced from this research, questioning its foundations in the positivist epistemology.
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The author is especially adept at articulating in practitioner-friendly terms her owncriticalstance and that of the critical theorists who have influenced her.
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But hiscriticalstancetoward a simplification of complex historical processes according to speculative philosophical models does not come without reason.
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At the same time it is not a stance of arbitrariness or mere self-expressiveness, as some existentialist versions of thecriticalstancemust be.
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In the face of these real gaps in welfare provision, a morecriticalstancewould have been welcome.
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Thecriticalstancetaken by the opposition parties is consistent with their having incorporated social demands into their agenda since the mid90s.
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If this is true then any account - natural or nonnatural - which employs the notion of resemblance, will respect thecriticalstance. 13.
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In recent years, however, anthropologists and scholars in cultural studies have advocated researchers adopt a morecriticalstance.
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Such contact provides information about wider opportunities outside the home, and can inspire women to take a morecriticalstancetoward their domestic identity and commitments.
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First of all they usually take a highlycriticalstanceon the impact of these policies.
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Freyre elevated hiscriticalstanceon modern times and ways into a book-length analysis.
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Feminist standpoint involves taking acriticalstancewith regard to one's own experience, imaginatively empathizing with others, and attempting discursively to develop a fuller picture of reality.
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Nagy's career after 1945 can be seen as a long and far from even process of adopting acriticalstance that gradually became stronger, broader and more radical.
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Kierkegaard's relation to philosophy is ostensibly problematized by hiscriticalstancetowards the misconceived task and remit of the discipline as it was manifest during his own time.
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I believe that we should bring ourcriticalstanceto bear.
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From thiscriticalstance, we tabled 11 amendments.
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Thanks to ourcriticalstance, we have managed to reduce electricity consumption by 25% over three years.
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