Late capitalism Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Postmodernism Questions with complete solution 2023/2024Features 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? - c...

PostmodernPostmodernism - correct answer The state, condition, or period subsequent to that which is modern; spec. in architecture, the arts, literature, politics, etc., any of various styles, concepts, or points of view involving a conscious departure from modernism, esp. when characterized by a rejection of ideology and theory in favour of a plurality of values and techniques. Peter Barry - correct answer Modernism was concerned with challenging and disregarding the 'fundamental elements'...

TOPIC 9- GLOBALISATION, MODERNITY AND POSTMODERNITY tm Question and answers 2023/2024 verified to passed INTRO - correct answer most of the theories examined so far in this chapter can be placed under the heading of modernism. modernist theories are part of the enlightenment project- the idea that society can progress through the use of human reason. rationality and science will enable us to discover true knowledge about the world. with this knowledge, we can progress to a future of freedom and...

ARE 136 Ch. 3 questions and answers well illustrated. When the Western world turned to capitalism as the foundation of its economic system, the foundation was NOT suited for advertising. a. True b. False - correct answers.False The rise of capitalism was one of the four major factors that gave rise to advertising. a. True b. False - correct answers.True The Great Depression was an economic force that yielded the need for advertising. a. True b. False - correct ...

RNAS C Practice Test Review 437 Questions with Verified Answers A capacitor and resisitor in parallel - CORRECT ANSWER will have same voltage across since in parallel. if in series, voltage drops would occur they can be treated together If the absolute pressure of a gas is increased from 3 atm to 4 atm at constant volume, then the absolute temperature of the gas will increase by: A. 25%. B. 33%. C. 67%. D. 75% - CORRECT ANSWER B. Assuming the validity of the Ideal-Gas law, PV = n...

Postmodernism3 key questions of postmodernism - correct answer Are we in a new era? Do we need new theories to understand it? Is objective knowledge still possible? Modern society - correct answer Nation state with powerful institutions. Capitalist organized by a state Fordist principle and mass production. Changes to modern society - correct answer Growing interconnectedness, we now have a global culture that is fragmented. No longer a nation state Technological advancements and dev...

Walden Study Guide Questions with 100% Correct Answers Why do you think Thoreau singles out individual groups of readers as he begins his first essay? -Answer-Because he wants to answer specific questions that they ask. What does Thoreau mean when he says that "the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation?" Is that still true today? -Answer-"What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country and have to console yourself wit...

Bessemer Process a steel-making process that was quicker and cheaper than earlier methods Edwin L. Drake person who drilled the first commercial oil well wildcatter oil prospectors who came to Pennsylvania in the mid and late 1800s Transcontinental Railroad railroad system that crossed the continental United States capitalism an economic system in which private businesses run most industries; competition determines prices and wages laissez-faire In French...

The "real heart" of the progressive movement was the effort by reformers to use the government as an agency of human welfare The political roots of the progressive movement lay in the greenback labor party and the populists Match each late-nineteenth-century social critic below with the target of his criticism. A. Thorstein Veblen B. Jack London C. Jacob Riis D. Henry Demarest Lloyd 1. "bloated trusts" 2. slum conditions 3. "conspicuous consumption" 4. destruction o...

UCLA COMM 10 FINAL QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Primary vs. Secondary Media - answerSomething you focus your attention on, vs. something you pay attention to secondarily, while primarily involved in something Types of Functions of the Mass Media - answerContent function Medium function Manifest function Latent function Content function - answerA function based on what the medium conveys. Ex: the weather channel tells us what to wear on a given day. Medium function - answerA func...