In sociology there are seven main principal perspectives which are Functionalism‚ Marxism‚ Feminism‚ Interactionism‚ Postmodernism‚ Collectivism and New Right. Functionalism In 1951‚ Talcott Parsons introduced the Functionalist view which studies the social structure as a whole of how it functions and how each social structure is important in the interests of society. Functionalism believes that humans and the society have some basic needs‚ institutions and governments may be responsible to meet
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behavior to fit in as responsible members. However‚ several recent movements‚ such as Feminism and Post-modernism‚ argue about equal rights for everybody. Feminism is mainly concerned about the equality of men and women in society while Post-modernism is mainly concerned with ending all forms of discrimination in society. Feminism is actually a subdivision of Post-modernism because Post-modernism is against all discriminations while Feminism specializes in pointing out women’s rights in the society
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of historical events. Literature affects people and in return people affect literature. Events in history shape the written products of a time period‚ every novel‚ play‚ and poem. Each form of literature is that product. Throughout romanticism‚ modernism‚ and postmodernism‚ the literature was written with the hidden purpose of future readers possessing the understanding of the historical context in order to fully understand the work as a whole. Romanticism was a time period in which an
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First of all‚ it is important to be aware of the differences between postmodernism and modernism. While modernism always tries to find a new way to express something‚ postmodernism has no such concern. Modernism itself is representational‚ normative‚ original and Universalist. It has a linear progress. Postmodernism has no concern about being original. Moreover postmodernism claims that there is not possible way to create something brand new anymore. So‚ contrary to modernism’s originality‚ postmodernism
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In 2004 DreamWorks Pictures released Shrek 2‚ a well-known American computer-animated fantasy-comedy film dedicated towards a mature audience due to its post modernistic approach. It is the second segment to the Shrek film series and is followed by another two films. The film starts right where the first movie finished. After Shrek and Princess Fiona’s honeymoon they are invited to the kingdom of Far Far Away to meet the princess’ royal parents. But then tension builds up when the couple arrives
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Short Essay On W.B. Yeats And T.S. Eliot’ Poetry: Main Similarities And Differences Seemingly‚ W.B. Yeats and T.S Eliot’s lives have quite a lot in common: both authors were born in the second half of the 19th century and reached to be very outstanding figures of 20th century English poetry; in fact‚ both of them were awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature at some point of their careers. So one might think that their poems share some inherent characteristics for they have been written during
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following elements of modernism: Select one or more: a. fragmentary nature of thought b. erasing the disctinction between high and low art c. using the first person voice d. subjectivity Feedback The correct answer is: fragmentary nature of thought‚ subjectivity Question 3 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Question text List the three major ideas discussed in Klages’s essay in the order in which they appear in history. Select one: a. modernity‚ modernism‚ and postmodernism
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attempts to chart the transition in architecture from nineteenth century Romanticism and Neoclassicism to High Modernism. Mies van der Rohe redefined architectural boundaries and emphasised the beauty of simple forms‚ the importance of functionality and the versatility of new materials such as glass‚ steel and marble. An analysis of the work of Philip Johnson reveals the development from High Modernism to Postmodernism‚ where playful and ironic decoration and humanist theories were reintroduced into what had
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Considered a leader‚ a statesman‚ and a humanist‚ William Jefferson Clinton’s genius exemplifies many characteristics of the Age of Modernism and Pluralism in Western culture. The Age of Modernism and Pluralism is said to be a culmination of the previous two major periods in human history. Modernism has the "quest for an authoritatively-rational aesthetics‚ ethics‚ and knowledge indicative of the Enlightened Period" ("PostModernism"‚ 2005)‚ and the higher ideals of respect for people’s rights and
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coherence of the classical system’ in John. P. Bonin (ed.‚) Socialism to Capitalism: Eight Essays‚ (New York‚ 2008) pp 1 - 25 De Gruyter‚ Walter‚ ‘Borderless Europe‚ decentring Avant-Garde‚ mosaic modernism’ in Sascha Bru (ed.‚) European Avant-Garde and modernism studies : Europa! Europa? : The Avant-Garde‚ modernism and the fate of a continent (Berlin‚ DEU‚11/2009) pp 3 - 21 Corpis‚ Dunae‚ ‘Losing One’s Place: Memory‚ history‚ and space in post-reformation Germany’ in Tatlock‚ Lynne (ed‚)‚ Enduring
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