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Mind Map by Becca Gaden, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Becca Gaden
about 10 years ago
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Postmodernism
- Social class is in 'terminal decline'.
- Society is far more diverse than it was 50 years ago, class divisions are less distinct.
- Identity constructed by the individual is more important in
understanding society
- Pakulski and Waters (1996)
- Lifestyle is becoming a central feature of people's lives. Lifestyles are less and less
likely to be based on social class.
- Lifestyles and identities are now more flexible. They are based on individual choice rather than
class background
- Lifestyle is basically how we live our lives.
- Lifestyles and identities are now more flexible. They are based on individual choice rather than
class background
- Lifestyle is becoming a central feature of people's lives. Lifestyles are less and less
likely to be based on social class.
- Pakulski and waters identify four key features of a status conventional society
- Culturalism- stratification is based on lifestyle and aesthetics not on class
- Fragmentation- in the new type of society people have many different statuses based on their memberships in specific groups.
- Autonomization- individuals have become more autonomous/independent in their behaviour. People choose how to act and what to believe in.
- Culturalism- stratification is based on lifestyle and aesthetics not on class
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