Baudrillard - Samenvattingen, Notities en Examens

Sociology PostmodernismPostmodernism - correct answer In traditional societies magic or religion were used to provide explanations for the social world. These beliefs were known as meta-narratives (or big stories) that offered people guidance and hope. In modern societies, science and rational thought became the new meta-narrative. Sociological theories such as Marxism and functionalism suggest that that had the answers to make the world a better and safer place. Sociologists from each perspecti...

Postmodernism - ownership and control Question and answers already passed 2023/2024postmodernism - correct answer Postmodern society is a media-saturated society - the media is so intrinsically a part of people's lives that it shapes the way they live. Postmodern societies are underpinned by globalisation.This breaks down geographical boundaries and also increases the level of choice consumers have over their media. truth vs falsehood - correct answer People no longer have any faith in absol...

LLCU213 - LEC 7 Exam Questions With Correct Answers What is the effect that social media has on crime? - answershaping a new generation of criminals, increasingly attentive to the use of technology Why is social media/ the internet useful to organized crime groups? - answerplatform for organized crime groups to showcase their wealth and power In the past, was organized crime more secretive? - answerMafia is a secret society that is widely known by everyone, they made a deliberate effort t...

PostmodernismWhat is a metanarrative - correct answer big story e.g. science or religion What is modernism - correct answer During the 17th century, people began to abandon old religious ways of thinking and adopted a rational scientific mindset instead What caused metanarratives to collapse - correct answer -events such as two world wars which produced nuclear, chemical and biological weapons -environmental damage such as global warming caused by technological process -media tourism res...

Postmodernism - ownership and control postmodernism - correct answer Postmodern society is a media-saturated society - the media is so intrinsically a part of people's lives that it shapes the way they live. Postmodern societies are underpinned by globalisation.This breaks down geographical boundaries and also increases the level of choice consumers have over their media. truth vs falsehood - correct answer People no longer have any faith in absolute truths and instead have become skeptical...

Sociology 200 Exam 1 Qestions With 100% Verfied AnswersA+ Graded Which foundational figure in the field of sociology felt that science could be used to understand and then predict and control human behavior? - correct answer...Auguste Comte Sociology can be said to have developed as a result of efforts to understand the effects of ________. - correct answer...major societal transformations of the last two hundred years, triggered in large part by the Industrial Revolution According to M...

PostmodernismWhat do postmodernists say? - correct answer They say that in the past 20 years or so, some sociologists have identified trends & developments which they claim show that industrial modernity is fragmenting or dissolving. They argue that industrial modernity is being replaced by a postmodern world in which many sociological ideas & concepts are becoming irrelevant. What does Taylor say are the characteristics of postmodern society? - correct answer The key social relationships ...

©SIRJOEL EXAM SOLUTIONS 10/10/2024 11:44 AM LLCU213 - LEC 7 Exam Questions With Correct Answers What is the effect that social media has on crime? - answershaping a new generation of criminals, increasingly attentive to the use of technology Why is social media/ the internet useful to organized crime groups? - answerplatform for organized crime groups to showcase their wealth and power In the past, was organized crime more secretive? - answerMafia is a secret society that is widely kno...

SOCI 1301 - Exam 1 (CH 1 - 4) questions and answers graded A+ Which social theorist introduced the idea of the sociological imagination? Peter Berger C. Wright Mills Bernard McGrane Howard Becker C. Wright Mills What is the definition of "sociology"? Sociology is the systematic or scientific study of human society and social behavior. Sociology is the systematic or scientific study of the cultural connections and divisions between individuals. Sociology is the systemati...

AQA Sociology A-Level Paper 2 1969 Divorce Act - no need to prove fault anymore 1984 Divorce Act - divorce can be granted within one year 3 reasons for a hybrid culture - MNCs Ecommerce Entertainment 4 parts of the digital divide - global divide class divide generational divide gender divide 5 features of new media - digitalisation convergence participatory culture audience power accessibility 6 overall stereotypes that reoccur in the media (ea...