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Understanding the Modern World

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By: Summer Smyth
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Decks in this class (11)

Week 3: What is modernity?
When did modernity happen 1,
Why did modernity happen 2,
Traditional societies were built ...
4  cards
Week 1: What is sociology?
What is ethnocentrism 1,
What is cultural relativism 2,
What is sociological imagination 3
3  cards
Week 2: Premodern Society
What are the types of pre modern ...,
What is agrarian 2,
How long were humans hunters and ...
3  cards
Week 4: Industrialisation and capitalism
Main factors of industrialisation 1,
What is industrialisation 2,
What is capitalism 3
10  cards
Week 5: Urbanisation
What are some things sociologists...,
What is urbanisation 2,
What are one of the most signific...
6  cards
Week 6: Rationalisation
What is rationalistion 1,
What guided people before rationa...,
What are the factors of mcdonaldi...
6  cards
Week 7: Consumption
What four processes became partic...,
Have consumers or industry fueled...,
What is disneyization 3
8  cards
Week 8: Individualisation
What are some positives of indivi...,
What are some negatives of indivi...,
In traditional societies peoples ...
6  cards
Week 9: Secularisation
What is the difference between th...,
Medieval times attributed to deat...,
How did religion impact peoples l...
5  cards
Week 10: Globalisation
What is globalisation 1,
What are some types of globalisat...
2  cards
Week 11: Global inequity and poverty
Commonly said statistic is that t...,
What are some ways to bridge the ...,
Why should people in power worry ...
13  cards

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