modernity

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    • things that happened in modernity
      • industrial revolution
      • science replaced religion
      • urbanisation
    • modernity daddies
      • durkheim
      • marx
      • weber
    • modernity daddies - durkheim
      • modernity defined by the weakening of the collective conscience
      • has more freedom but morals have weakened
      • more people suffering from anomie
    • modernity daddies - marx
      • modernity defined by capitalism
      • society has improved however exploitation and alienation are more prevalent
    • modernity daddies - weber
      • modernity has an "iron cage of rationality"
      • rational thought (scientific reasoning - disenchantment) stops people from expressing themselves
      • modernity is still a big improvement
    • results of modernity
      1. industrialisation
      2. capitalism
      3. urbanism
      4. democracy
    • results of modernity - industrialisation
      • industrial revolution transformed societies from agriculture to manufacturing
    • results of modernity - capitalism
      • privately owned companies run for profit
      • new classes emerged
      • middle class - business owners
      • working class - labourers
    • results of modernity - urbanism
      • movement from rural areas to urban areas
      • multiple cities have a population over 50,000
      • increasing overall population due to better healthcare and more children
    • results of modernity - democracy
      • overthrow of french monarchy indicated that people wanted a say in how the country is governed
      • led to political parties and a democratic government
    • modernity - new ethos
      • possibility of human progress
      • rational planning to achieve an objective
      • use of technology
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