Postmordernism: Flashcards

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What is postmodernism?

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1.Its a reject of modernism.
2.They reject rational thought and systems instead favouring individuals realities and emotions.
3. They believe that society is fragmenting over time into smaller and smaller group.

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What are the three post modernist theories?

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  1. Consumer culture.
  2. Individualism.
  3. Social constructions of crime.
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What is consumers culture?

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When individuals in society takes part in buying good and services.

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What is individualism?

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Society is fragmented down to the individual level, care about ourselves and not others, therefore committing crime to get what we want against others is not a problem.

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Social construction of crime?

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Crime is created through discussion, we all have our own understanding of crime.
Postmodernists don’t believe in one law/crime, only individuals socially constructed understanding of law and crime.

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