rapid introduction of goods & services with much wider consumer choice. PART-TIME, TEMPORARY JOBS.
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Death of social class
Postmodernists claim that social class is no longer a major factor shaping social life. Instead, ethnicity, gender and age
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Decline on the metanarratives
LYOTARD- there is no such thing as the truth (scientific or otherwise) and that all knowledge is uncertain. left with competing metanarratives
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Pick and mix culture
Traditional cultural boundaries have blurred and people form their identity form a range of structures, e.g. class, ethnicity, age,gender, sexuality. Cultural diversity and pluralism exist.
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Freedom and choice
Postmodern societies are characterised by individual freedom and choice. E.g. family type, sexuality, school etc
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Hyperreality
BAUDRILLARD- In postmodern times we can no longer tell the difference between reality and fiction. E.g. media creates images which become more real and significant than events we actually experience
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Consumption
Consumption of goods and services increasing becomes important: consumption is global
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
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Postmodernists claim that social class is no longer a major factor shaping social life. Instead, ethnicity, gender and age
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Death of social class
Card 3
Front
LYOTARD- there is no such thing as the truth (scientific or otherwise) and that all knowledge is uncertain. left with competing metanarratives
Back
Card 4
Front
Traditional cultural boundaries have blurred and people form their identity form a range of structures, e.g. class, ethnicity, age,gender, sexuality. Cultural diversity and pluralism exist.
Back
Card 5
Front
Postmodern societies are characterised by individual freedom and choice. E.g. family type, sexuality, school etc
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