Modern and Postmodernism in Human Geography

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What is the primary distinction between the 'modern' and 'traditional' social orders?

Progress and betterment

When did the term 'modern' acquire a new meaning, denoting a qualitative difference from previous eras?

Towards the end of the eighteenth century

What was the dominant notion of modernity during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?

Modernity as progress

What period saw the emergence of distinctive new modes of thinking about time and space?

Around 1880 to the outbreak of World War I Signup and view all the answers

What were some of the technological innovations that established the material foundation for the reorientation of time and space?

Telephone, wireless, telegraph, x-ray, cinema, bicycle, automobile, and airplane Signup and view all the answers

What were some of the independent cultural developments that contributed to the reorientation of time and space?

Stream of consciousness novel, psychoanalysis Signup and view all the answers

What is modernization?

Modernization is the view of historical progression as a series of stages, reflecting intellectual, technological, economic, and political development. Signup and view all the answers

What is the basic premise of modernization theory?

The basic premise of modernization theory is that development is possible, and that in order to achieve it, developing nations should copy the Western European experience. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary result of modernization on political culture and institutions?

Change Signup and view all the answers

What are the various aspects of modernization?

Industrialization, urbanization, education, and media participation are the various aspects of modernization. Signup and view all the answers

What is implied by modernization?

Modernization implies the breakdown of traditional society and the development of a new social order based on advanced technology and the spirit of science. Signup and view all the answers

What has largely shaped the built environment in the twenty-first century?

Modernization Signup and view all the answers

What was the new movement that challenged modernism towards the end of the twentieth century?

Postmodernism Signup and view all the answers

Where did modernization theory and industrialization originate?

Modernization theory and industrialization originated in Western Europe and have spread to other parts of the world. Signup and view all the answers

What is the central unit of public policy in a modernized society?

The nation state is the prime unit of public policy in a modernized society. Signup and view all the answers

What are the three components of postmodernism and postmodernity identified by Dear (1994)?

Style, epoch, and method Signup and view all the answers

Why is architecture often used as a starting point for discussions of postmodernism?

It provides a visible and public presence of changes in style. Signup and view all the answers

What is the link between architecture and the concerns of geographers interested in the built environment?

The changing form and function of the built environment Signup and view all the answers

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