Intro Terms such as modernity, postmodernity, modernism, postmodernism, late modernity and late modernism are central to sociology, but they are […]
It’s extraordinary how little we talk about Covid, given how profoundly it continues to shape our society, economy, and public
Reselling is when people buy cheap goods from one retailer and then sell them on at a higher price for
the postmodern condition is a mindset sceptical about universal truths and which embraces relativist knowledges and uncertainty.
Postmodern society has no underlying reality, there are just signs and symbols.
A postmodern education should be diverse, individualised and allow choice. The British education system is not particularly postmodern!
The Fyre Festival of 2017 is a great example of a ‘postmodern’ event…. an unfortunate coming together of consumerism, hyperreality,
David Lyon argues that religion is not declining with the shift from modernity to postmodernity, rather it is simply relocating
Anthony Giddens argues that the shift to late modern society results in religion becoming more popular. Giddens is one of
A brief summary of Zygmunt Bauman’s Liquid Modernity, chapter 4: Work.