Globalisation, Modernism and Post Modernity
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- Created on: 28-05-16 16:33
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- Globalisation, Modernism and Post Modernity
- Modernism
- Nation State
- Border less states, own states have institutions that control peoples lives
- Rationality
- Scientific ideas have replace religious beliefs
- Individualism
- Construct our own identities
- Capitalism
- Economy
- Nation State
- Globalisation
- Technological
- Easier connectivity and travel
- Economic
- Electronic, less producing goods but more focused on providing information (Music)
- Politcal
- Border less states, undermines Nation State makes it hard to regulate corporations
- Cultural
- Construct own identity
- Western Corporations impose similar tastes across the world
- Technological
- Post Modernity
- Unstable, fragmented, media saturated global village
- Shape our own identity through consumption
- Foucault
- No grounds for sure knowledge to prove or disprove theory
- Consequences
- Cannot guarantee knowledge is true cannot improve society
- Theory that claims the 'truth' is meta narrative, not true so no reason to accept it
- All views are true to people who believe them
- We should recognise diversity instead of imposing one truth on society
- Lyotard
- Post Modern World series of different language games
- Baudrillard
- Knowledge is central to PM world
- Based on buying and selling of knowledge
- These are signs of signs that stand for nothing but themselves
- Simulacra
- These are signs of signs that stand for nothing but themselves
- Simulacra
- Negative
- Media created hyper-reality, unable to distinguish between reality and images, loose power to improve society
- Evaulation
- Significance media has on constructing culture and identity
- Marxists
- Ignores power and inequality
- Ignores ruling class domination of media
- Claim we can freely shape our identity an culture through consumption ignores poverty
- Post Modernists are simply wrong to say people cannot distinguish between reality and images
- Late Modernity
- Changes we are witnessing continuation of modernity
- Gidden
- 2 Characteristics of Late modernism
- Dis-embedding
- Tradition no longer serves a purpose to show us how to act
- Reflexivity
- Due to no tradition constantly monitoring our actions
- Society unstable
- Dis-embedding
- Manufactured risk society
- Face economic and environmental risks
- 2 Characteristics of Late modernism
- Modernism
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