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Sociological theory (synoptic across H580)
Quick questions on Modernity and postmodernity - OCR A-Level Sociology theory
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What is implications for sociology?Show answer
The debate has profound implications. If postmodernists are right, the grand theories (especially Marxism) are obsolete, and sociology should study fragmented meanings and media rather than seek overarching explanations. Critics respond that structural inequalities of class, gender and ethnicity persist, that postmodernism risks relativism, and that it is self-contradictory: rejecting all metanarratives is itself a metanarrative.
What is q1?Show answer
Outline two features of postmodern society. [4 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Outline and explain two criticisms of postmodernism. [10 marks]
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