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Tag Archives: postmodernity
Jesus in Disneyland: Religion in Postmodern Times
David Lyon argues that religion is not declining with the shift from modernity to postmodernity, rather it is simply relocating to the ‘sphere of consumption’ as people selectively choose which aspects different religions to use at different points in their … Continue reading
Anthony Giddens – High Modernity and Religious Revival
Anthony Giddens argues that the shift to late modern society results in religion becoming more popular. Giddens is one of four ‘sociologists of postmodernity’, all of whom argue that postmodernisation results in the nature of religion changing, but not necessarily … Continue reading
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The Condition of Postmodernity (David Harvey): A Summary of Chapter Five
A summary of David Harvey’s (1989) The Condition of Postmodernity’: An Inquiry Into the Origins of Cultural Change. This is a summary of chapter five. You like to read my summaries of chapters one and two and three first of … Continue reading
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The Condition of Postmodernity, David Harvey: Chapter 3: Postmodernism, A Summary
A summary of David Harvey’s (1989) The Condition of Postmodernity’: An Inquiry Into the Origins of Cultural Change. This is a summary of chapter three. You like to read my summaries of chapter one and two first of all: Click … Continue reading
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The Condition of Postmodernity, Chapter 1 Summary
A summary of chapter one of David Harvey’s (1989) Condition of Postmodernity Continue reading
Zygmunt Bauman’s Consuming Life (2007) – A Summary of Chapter One
A summary of Zygmunt Bauman’s Consuming Life (2007) – Chapter One I use paraphrasing heavily below, so a lot of this is Bauman’s own words, just cut down a lot and also simplified in places. Love the guy’s literary style … Continue reading
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Tagged bauman, liquid modernity, postmodernity, social theory
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Dating and Relationships in Postmodernity
Tinder and other dating apps certainly seem to be changing the way we meet people in the postmodern age, but does the normalisation of these technologies represent a significant change in the nature of intimate relationships more generally? Some basic stats … Continue reading
Analyse two ways in which crime has changed in postmodern society (10)
Outline and analyse some of the ways in which crime has changed in postmodern society (10) An example of how you might go about answering such a question (not an exhaustive answer) (Before reading this through, you might like to … Continue reading
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Post and Late Modern Perspectives on Society and Identity
This is intended to be an uber-brief summary, for fuller accounts please see other relevant posts. The postmodern view of society Globalisation destablises social structures Consumer culture floats free from other institutions The media and hyperreality are important There is much … Continue reading