globalisation, modernity and post modernity

Question 1

what is postmoderity and globalisation

Answer 1

pm has been increased w the increase of globalisation

Question 2

what is globalisation

Answer 2

coming together of political, social, cultural and economic factors across the world
transport
trade
technology

Question 3

the nation state (society) is?

Answer 3

the basic framework for many people’s lives

however, sociologists argue that this is becoming less important as national boundaries ‘break down’

Question 4

we now live in a ?

Answer 4

interdependent global village and our lives are shaped by a global framework

Question 5

4 changes of a globalised world with examples

Answer 5

1. technological: phones, online banking etc
2. economic: tnc’s
3. political: eu, nato, un
4. cultural and identity: lgbt, travel, diversity

Question 6

briefly explain pm

Answer 6

supra national bodies like eu, INTERnational corporations and global cultures are replacing NATIONAL state and identity.

Question 7

key features of pm

Answer 7

instability, fragmentation, media saturation, global village, confusion between image and reality

Question 8

points about pm

loss of ?, media, identities

Answer 8

loss of faith: questioning everything, more science and tech

media: exposure to electronic media leads to fragmentation
identity: diverse, ie lgbt

Question 9

dominic strinati’s 5 features

Answer 9

1. breakdown in the distinction of culture and society
2. emphasis on style at expense of substance and content
3. breakdown of the distinction between high and popular culture
4. confusion over time and space
5. decline of meta narratives

Question 10

lyotard

Answer 10

• saw the move to pm in the 1950’s.
• becoming increasingly obvious that grand narratives were failing to solve worlds problems
• pm society looks for useful knowledge

Question 11

evaluation of lyotard

Answer 11

❌ his theory was a grand narrative

❌ no evidence

✔️ allows women and bme’s to be heard

Question 12

baudrillard

Answer 12

• sees society as moving through stages
• society and economy are based on material goods and signs/images
• signs and images bear no relation to reality: become simulacra
• hyper real world : where signs appear more real than reality itself

Question 13

evaluation of baudrillard

Answer 13

❌v abstract and not based on concrete research

❌ made absurd claims that gulf war was false

Question 14

synoptic links: family

Answer 14

• stacey- diversity w greater choice and freedom

* chear- globalisation has altered the world and influenced

Question 15

marxist’s theories of postmodernity

harvey

Answer 15

• most recent phase of capitalism
• evidence of pm can be explained by modernists theories: huge changes like globalisation, individualisation all reflect capitalism

Question 16

flexible accumulation

Answer 16

new way of achieving profit.

features: ict use, part time flexible work
results: diversity and instability

Question 17

political changes in marxist theories

Answer 17

wc: weakened but pressure groups have developed bc media saturation = more aware

Question 18

theories of late modernity

Answer 18

rapid changes like globalisation are features of pm. these changes have intensified

Question 19

giddens 3 points

Answer 19

disembedding: dont need face to face contact, more global like facetime
reflexivity: traditions have declined, more reflexive w our actions. all actions can change =unstable
risk: major threats to society

Question 20

beck, risk society

Answer 20

risks we face today are manufactured risk made from human behaviour ie global warming