I just dont understand what they are - ive read the wikipedia article and Fiske introduction to communications - but they still dont make sense, can someone explain what they are without the jargon?
2007-12-02 16:44:29 · 3 answers · asked by mark90_2k2 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Basically, it means that a situation is reducable to two possible answers or states. . for instance,
alive or dead
Warm or cold
Day or night
Good or bad
yes or no
These may not be the best explanations, but any situation (philosophically) that has two and only two possible outcomes. . . no shade of Grey.
Hope this helps
2007-12-02 16:48:48 · answer #1 · answered by Clara Nett 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
1. A binary opposition is different to an opposite.
2. They are two things which OPPOSE each other.
3. The way that they are used is by privileging one of the pair.
4. There are always TWO because it is binary. That means two. (basically)
5. If you write about them in an essay, state what the pair is e.g. nature and technology, birds and rats (read Fly Away Peter by David Malouf to work out why I chose those), then state which one is privileged. Then talk about how privileging that one works to create a particular meaning in the text.
Hope that helps.
2007-12-02 19:50:55 · answer #2 · answered by hiddenstar 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
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What is a binary opposition? In really simple terms?
I just dont understand what they are - ive read the wikipedia article and Fiske introduction to communications - but they still dont make sense, can someone explain what they are without the jargon?
2015-08-06 12:40:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In critical theory, a binary opposition (also binary system) is a pair of theoretical opposites
2007-12-02 16:48:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-13 06:12:35 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here goes.....
It's 2 answers for 1 question.
are the LIGHTS.. on or off?!
Did you go Up or Down the steps
Is it in your Right hand or left hand.
Maybe the link below will help it's the definition of; binary opposition
http://www.answers.com/topic/binary-
opposition
I have always found that when I have difficulty understanding what is meant, all I have to do is look up the definition of the words to understand.
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2014-10-19 03:28:04 · answer #7 · answered by Jessica 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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