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Learning Objectives
describe the contributions of the classical social theorists to the study of modernity; |
use Anthony Giddens's concepts to describe the juggernaut of modernity and its consequences for the individual; |
understand the types of risks produced by industrial society; |
list the elements of McDonaldization and describe their presence in the means of consumption; |
describe the normality of the Holocaust; |
relate the Holocaust to McDonaldization; |
explain what Jurgen Habermas means by the "unfinished project" of modernity; |
define informationalism and delineate the key elements of the network society perspective; |
compare and contrast the major theories of globalization; |
describe the main elements of modernity; and |
provide a critique of modern social life rooted in the theories presented in this chapter. |
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