Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a Modern theory?

Accepted Answer

Marxism

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Postmodernism

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Social Action

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Ethnomethodology

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a key feature of Modernist theories?

Accepted Answer

Knowledge is uncertain

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Individualism

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Capitalism

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Nation-state

Question 3

What is time-space compression?

Accepted Answer

We can move quickly between continents

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We can read a newspaper

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We can crush a clock with our bare hands

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We can meet our friends in a cafe

Question 4

What did Ohmae say about Nation-states?

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They have been undermined by globalisation

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The Nation-state  remains all-powerful after globalisation

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We have stronger borders

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Globalisation has strengthened national identities

Question 5

Why is the movement of manufacturing jobs abroad a problem for the UK?

Accepted Answer

Takes away working class identities

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Gives more money to transnational companies

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Worsens our economy

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Helps make India a stronger competitor

Question 6

What is anti-foundationalism?

Accepted Answer

Scientific progress is dead

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We cannot be sure of our foundations

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A meta-narrative

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We can be sure of facts

Question 7

What is a relativist position?

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All views are true for those who hold them

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There is no reality

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Nothing is true

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Everything is a meta-narrative

Question 8

According to Postmodernists, what has happened to our identity?

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It is destablised

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It is based on nationality

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It is a hyper-reality

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It is value-free

Question 9

Who claimed we live in a risk society?

Accepted Answer

Beck

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Marx

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Baudrillard

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Philo

Question 10

Give an example of risk society

Accepted Answer

We know the dangers of unhealthy eating

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We gamble more

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We are not risk-averse

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We can avoid the risks of famine

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