Postmodernists

Question 1

What do postmodernist argue

Answer 1

We have moved into a new set of economic and social circumstances. A key feature of this is the challenge of globalisation to the nation state which refers to the interconnectedness of people across national boundaries

Question 2

4 related changes to increase globalisation

Answer 2

One strength is that it recognises significant developmengt : sTechnological changes( satellite and internet ) , economic changes ( 24 hr electronic transactions ) political ( TNCs and consumers have more power than governments , changes in culture and identity ( cultures are no longer exclusive from one another

Question 3

Martel

Answer 3

Observed that for individuals both geographical distance and time zones are no longer important due to technology

Question 4

Baudrillard

Answer 4

Postmodern societies are hyper-real societies whcih have become dominated by signs of reality

Question 5

Late modernity

Answer 5

Argue that society now is an exaggeration of what was going on before

Question 6

Marxists

Answer 6

Argue that capitalism has engaged in global practices such as colonialism and Harvey develops a Marxist analysis that capitalists have sought new sources of profit through new areas of commerce

Question 7

Pluralism- crook et al

Answer 7

Another strength of the postmodernists is in explaining how pluralism in the sources of information available to people contributes to identity formation
Especially the role of the media is producing ever changing images and versions of the truth that individuals can choose from. Instead of a Fixed identity like class, we can change our identity by changing our consumption patterns and selecting media produced images by which to define ourselves

Question 8

Lyotard

Answer 8

Knowledge is just a seres of different ‘language games’ whcih are just someone’s version of realty not the Truth
Transition to a post modern culture involves changes in language games as they are no longer given by narrators who had status in that group

Question 9

Postmodern society is based on…

Answer 9

Technical language games which aren’t judged by standards of truth but based on saleable useful knowledge

Question 10

Fails to explain what

Answer 10

How important features of society such as media and consumption came about and how free we are to construct our identities maybe be limited

Question 11

Structural analysis

Answer 11

Remains essential because it ignores power and inequality

Question 12

David Harvey - Marxist

Answer 12

Society has moved to postmodernity however we cannot understand this era without knowing its relationship to capitalism e.g media is owned by those who sell culture as a commodity and can manipulate representations to enhance capitalist idealogy