Modernity Flashcards
What period is associated with Modernity?
17th Century to 20th Century
What are features of Modernity?
Centralised Political State
Anxieties
Secularism
What is the main feature of the ‘Centralised Political State’?
An intervention to make social improvements
What is a negative feature of a Centralised Political State?
Social Engineering, e.g. Holocaust
What is a positive feature of a Centralised Political State?
Improvement in the Quality of Life of citizens, e.g. Child has an education
What geographical effect should be considered in studying the idea of modernity?
A focus in historiography to focus on the West, not necessarily true of other areas
What did Syme say about Modernity?
Modern means anything people consider “unmodern”
Why is calling part of history more modern complex?
Because there is no fine line between pre-modern and modern
What has Modernization been seen as in the Modern Western World?
Common Sense
What are the characteristics of Modernization?
What is ‘not-modern’
Set path from traditional to modern society
Functionalist
Social Harmony
What was Durkheim a proponent of?
Functionalism
What is important to note when considering Modernization?
It’s subjective
Why is Modernization subjective?
Different countries are considered Modern for different reasons
What Benite argue about Modernity?
By looking at non-Western countries we can see modernity is not as straight forward as it seems
