Modernity and Postmodernity (OCR A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
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Around what year is modernity believed to have started according to modernist views?
Around what year is modernity believed to have started according to modernist views?
1700
Which traditional theories are linked to 'modern theories' in sociology?
Which traditional theories are linked to 'modern theories' in sociology?
Marxism, functionalism and feminism
When did postmodernists argue the transition to postmodernism began?
When did postmodernists argue the transition to postmodernism began?
1980s
What term did Bauman use to describe constant change, unpredictability and chaos in society?
What term did Bauman use to describe constant change, unpredictability and chaos in society?
Liquid modernity
How did Lyotard define postmodernism in 1984?
How did Lyotard define postmodernism in 1984?
'An incredulity towards metanarratives'
What term did Giddens use for lives no longer rooted in local contexts due to globalisation?
What term did Giddens use for lives no longer rooted in local contexts due to globalisation?
Disembedding
What did Baudrillard call media images becoming more real than the reality they depict?
What did Baudrillard call media images becoming more real than the reality they depict?
Hyperreality
What analogy did Bauman use in 1996 to describe postmodern life and identity construction?
What analogy did Bauman use in 1996 to describe postmodern life and identity construction?
A shopping mall
How did Bradley describe identity in postmodern society?
How did Bradley describe identity in postmodern society?
Fluid and fragmented
What did Giddens call the current era instead of postmodernity?
What did Giddens call the current era instead of postmodernity?
Late or high modernity
What term did Beck use for the new phase characterised by uncertainty and man-made risks?
What term did Beck use for the new phase characterised by uncertainty and man-made risks?
Reflexive modernity or second modernity
What major weakness of postmodernism theory is identified in the evaluation?
What major weakness of postmodernism theory is identified in the evaluation?
It over-emphasises the role of the media