Late modernity Flashcards
How do theories of late modernity differ from one of post modernity ?
They subscribe to the Enlightenment project – they believe we can discover objective knowledge and use it to improve society
According to Giddens what state is our society in ?
Late or high modernity
What does Giddens argue about Disembedding & Reflexivity ?
Tradition and custom become much less important and no longer serve as a guide to how we should act, and we become more individualistic
What does beck say about risk society ?
Todays late modern society which he calls risk society faces new dangers that are are manufactured risks result from human activities, such as global warming and pollution
In what way are Giddens and Beck similar ?
Both see late modernity as a period of growing indivualisation, in which we become increasingly reflexive
what is risk consciousness ?
Where we become more aware of perceived risks and seek to avoid or minimise them
What does the concept of reflexivity suggest ?
We reflect on our actions and then are free to re-shape our lives accordingly to reduce our exposure to risks
What is an example of risk consciousness ?
we read of the dangers or benefits of this or that food and change our eating habits accordingly
