Postmodernism(questions n answers)graded A+ 2023/2024

Postmodernism Features of modern society? - correct answer 1) The Nation State 2) Capitalism 3) Rationality, science and technology 4) Tradition, custom and ascribed status become less important as the basis for our actions. What are modernist theories a part of? - correct answer Modernist theories are part of the enlightenment project - the idea that society can progress through the use of human reason. When did modern society first emerge? - correct answer Late 18th century. Capitalism? - correct answer the economy of modern societies is capitalism. capitalism brought about industrialisation and huge increases in wealth, but wealth distribution is unequal, resulting in class conflict. What is the nation state? - correct answer political unit in modern society, ruled by a powerful centralised state. The world is made up of a series of separate societies, each with it's own state. Rationality, science and technology? - correct answer Rational, secular scientific ways of thinking dominate and the influence of magico-religious explanation of the world. Tradition, custom...? - correct answer We experience grater personal freedom and can increasingly choose our own course in life and define our own identity. AO2 to custom and tradition? - correct answer structural inequalities such as class remain important in shaping peoples identity and restricting choice. What happened next? - correct answer Globalisation. What led to globalisation? - correct answer 1) Technological changes 2) Economic changes 3) Political changes 4) Changes in culture and identity What are the technological changes? - correct answer - we can now cross countries in a matter of hours, or exchange information across the globe with a click of a mouse - satellite communications, the internet and global television networks have helped to create time-space compression, closing the distance between people. Economic changes? - correct answer - Economic factors play a huge part in globalisation. The economy is increasingly an electronic economy. Instead of producing physical goods, much activity now involves the production of information through media. - These are produced, distributed and consumed through global electronic networks. - Transactions 24 hours/day. AO2 to technology? - correct answer Beck (1992) argues that we are now living in a 'risk society' - where increasingly the threat to our well being come from human-made technology rather than natural disasters. E.g greenhouse gases. Feature of economy that was different to the modern society? - correct answer Transnational companies How many companies account for half of the total value of commodities produced in the whole world? - correct answer 500. Slair? - correct answer The small group of elite companies are so powerful that they now form a separate global capitalist class. Political changes? - correct answer Globalisation has undermined the power of the nation-state.