The term used to describe a great deal of neo-Marxist theory and research based on the ideas of the Frankfurt School is ______.

A) critical theory
B) economic determinism
C) semiotics
D) social constructionism

Critical Theory

A perspective that views the world as socially constructed through communication but sees underlying systems of power as shaping how this social construction process occurs.

Neo-Marxist Theory

An approach that updates Marxist theory to consider the socio-economic complexities of modern societies, focusing on power dynamics and class relations.

Frankfurt School

A group of mid-20th-century theorists who combined Marxist economic analysis with Freudian psychoanalysis to critique mass culture, authoritarianism, and the commodification of culture.