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Postmodernism SociologyWhat was the cause of postmodernist theory coming about? - correct answer It is a reaction to modernism What is modernism? - correct answer The period of industrialization and urbanization that began with the Industrial Revolution What is a meta narrative? - correct answer A big, all-encompassing story that explains why things are as they are What does Postmodernism say about society now? - correct answer Society has moved on from modernism Why is society more flexible and diverse? - correct answer Increased globalisation What is the quote from Taylor about choice? - correct answer Society has transformed into "something resembling an endless shopping mall where people now have much greater choice about how they look, what they consume and what they believe in." Who talked about knowledge always being incomplete? - correct answer Swingewood 2000 What did Swingewood say about postmodernist society? - correct answer "Knowledge is always incomplete, there are no universal standards, only differences and ambiguity." How would a Marxist criticise Postmodernism? - correct answer Postmodernism ignores inequalities How would a Functionalist criticise Postmodernism? - correct answer Ignores the role of institutions and socialisation How would an Interactionist criticise Postmodernism? - correct answer Ignores how individuals interact and make choices