Modernity, postmodernity & globalisation: lesson 35 Flashcards
1
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When did modernity begin?
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- beginning of Age of Enlightenment (late 1960s- 1970s)
2
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What are characteristic of modernity?
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- economic production
- increased urbanisation
- bureaucracy and the state
- scientific thinking
- technological advances
3
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When was post modernity?
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- 1970s till now
4
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What are characteristics of post modernity?
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- globalisation
- no longer one objective truth
- consumer society
- fragment and dynamic world
5
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What does fragment and dynamic world mean?
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Society that is broken up
6
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What is globalisation?
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Idea that people are becoming interconnected across national boundaries
7
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How are people becoming interconnected?
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3Ts
- trade
-transport
- technology
8
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What are TNCs?
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Trans national corporations which produce their goods in multiple countries
9
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How do TNCs contribute to globalisation?
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- make electronic goods which can be used for digital payments for worldwide businesses ‘electronic economy’
- transport allows people to move across the globe
10
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How has globalisation effected politics?
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- growth of international governance structures e.g EU
- growth of non-governing organisations e.g OXFAM
- problem with climate change
11
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How has globalisation effected the economy?
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- emergence of TNCs
- global finance markets
12
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How has globalisation effected Culture?
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- sports and film brought people together e.g Bollywood
- migration
- global communication system
