globalisation

Question 1

when did modern society emerge

Answer 1

western europe 1900s

Question 2

what is the focal point of modern society

Answer 2

nation state

Question 3

what four changes are creating a ‘global village’

Answer 3

changes:
technological
cultural
economic
political

Question 4

5 characteristics of modern society

Answer 4

• nation state
• capitalism
• mass production
  -scientific thinking
• technology

Question 5

examples of economic and tech changes causing globalisation

Answer 5

economic - global networks enocurage economic activity - eg growth in transnational companies

tech - internet and air travel collapse time and space barriers

Question 6

examples of political and cultural changes causing globalisation

Answer 6

political - fall of communism and rise in transnational bodies created global capitalism

cultural - westernised global culture is making it harder for any culture to exist in isolation so it undermines traditional sources of identity
- usa is very culturally homogenous
- maccies in every country etc

Question 7

postmodernists on knowledge and views on a society

Answer 7

should celebrate diversity of views rather than seek to impose one version of truth (marxism)

• reject a theory claiming to know how to create better society - its a meta narrative because no objective way to prove it is true

Question 8

what is the enlightenment project

Answer 8

media creates hyper reality in post modern world that makes which makes medias signs appear more real than reality
- so unable to distinguish what is real - losing grasp of reality - lose power to improve societyy - undermines englightenment project

Question 9

an example of people responding to media rather than reality

Answer 9

princess diana’s death

• diana existed for most people through mass media so her death was portrayed as a soap opera
• meant people were not grieving a real person but this ‘hyperreality’

Question 10

there is no longer reality and media there is

Answer 10

a hyperreality - confusion of signs and symbols and what is real

Question 11

why do some say we are in late modernity

Answer 11

feautures of modernity have been intensified - rapid change and globalisation

Question 12

giddens two key features of late modernity

Answer 12

• disembedding
• reflexivity

Question 13

what does giddens mean by ‘disembedding’

Answer 13

refers to our ability to interact with another without face to face contact
- eg. skype , facebook - breaks down geographical barriers

Question 14

what does giddens mean by ‘reflective’

Answer 14

• our behaviour is no longer defined by traditional values (less chivalry for example) which means we have to be reflective
• constantly have to re evaluate our ideas and actions (in light of risks) now since nothing is permanent
• much more indecision because our culture is unstable

Question 15

what does Foucault say (postmodern society)

Answer 15

• no foundation for society
• reject meta narratives that impose monopoly of truth
• should focus on individual /multiple truths

Question 16

there is no centralised govt in a post modern society - what is it controlled by

Answer 16

consumers/ people

Question 17

Baulliard and ‘Simulacra’

Answer 17

Baulliard called society being so saturated with imagery ‘Simulacra’
- globalisation contributed to free flowing info
- boundaries blurred due to hyper reality state
impact:harder to recognise reality

Question 18

impact of society reaching a post fordism state (post modernists)

Answer 18

globalisations changed capitalist productions so its no longer mass production but small niche market
- more commodofied version of capitalism