Modernity and Postmodernism (AQA A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
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What major historical event did modernity emerge from?
What major historical event did modernity emerge from?
The industrial revolution
During which centuries did the Enlightenment project represent a fundamental shift in thinking?
During which centuries did the Enlightenment project represent a fundamental shift in thinking?
17th and 18th centuries
According to postmodernists, from when did rapid transformations mark the end of the modern era?
According to postmodernists, from when did rapid transformations mark the end of the modern era?
Late 1970s onwards
What does a post-Fordist economy emphasise over traditional manufacturing?
What does a post-Fordist economy emphasise over traditional manufacturing?
Service sectors & flexible workforces
In postmodern society, what has replaced social class as a primary identity marker?
In postmodern society, what has replaced social class as a primary identity marker?
Consumption patterns & global brands
What term did Lyotard use for grand explanatory theories like Marxism and functionalism?
What term did Lyotard use for grand explanatory theories like Marxism and functionalism?
Metanarratives
Baudrillard's concept of simulacra refers to media images that lack what?
Baudrillard's concept of simulacra refers to media images that lack what?
Connection to reality
What condition describes when people cannot distinguish between media representations and reality?
What condition describes when people cannot distinguish between media representations and reality?
Hyperreality
Giddens' concept of duality of structure suggests people both create society and what?
Giddens' concept of duality of structure suggests people both create society and what?
Are influenced by it
What term did Beck use for a society where people are more aware of threats like global warming?
What term did Beck use for a society where people are more aware of threats like global warming?
Risk society
What do conflict theories criticise postmodernists for overlooking?
What do conflict theories criticise postmodernists for overlooking?
Structural factors & class divisions
Modernist approaches typically align with which research methods?
Modernist approaches typically align with which research methods?
Positivist methods