Modernity and Postmodernity (OCR A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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When did modernity begin?
When did modernity begin?
1700
Traditional modernist theories (3)
Traditional modernist theories (3)
Marxism, functionalism, feminism
Type of media in modernity
Type of media in modernity
One-way mass media
Postmodernism transition decade
Postmodernism transition decade
1980s
Bauman's term for constant social change
Bauman's term for constant social change
Liquid modernity
Giddens' term for life beyond local contexts
Giddens' term for life beyond local contexts
Disembedding
Lyotard's definition of postmodernism
Lyotard's definition of postmodernism
Incredulity towards metanarratives
What are metanarratives?
What are metanarratives?
'Big' theories explaining all of society
Baudrillard's term for end of social bonds
Baudrillard's term for end of social bonds
The end of the social
Baudrillard: media images with no basis in reality
Baudrillard: media images with no basis in reality
Simulacra
Baudrillard: media-created distorted view of world
Baudrillard: media-created distorted view of world
Hyperreality
Bradley's description of postmodern identities
Bradley's description of postmodern identities
Fluid and fragmented
Giddens' alternative to postmodernity
Giddens' alternative to postmodernity
Late modernity or high modernity
Giddens: knowledge affecting how we act in society
Giddens: knowledge affecting how we act in society
Social reflexivity
Beck's term for uncertain modern society
Beck's term for uncertain modern society
Risk society