Modernity (Singularity)

who wrote society of singularities

reckwitz

what does reckwitz argue society has shifted from

embracing the general to embracing the particular

what is the particular (RECKWITZ)

unique, individual, singular

how has capitalism changed, shifting us to a singular society (RECKWITZ)

industrial capitalism replaced by cultural capitalism

what 3 processes does reckwitz argue caused the shift to singularity

cultural capitalism, triumph of digital media, middle class yearning for authenticity

globally, what does Reckwitz think we have entered (RECKWITZ)

a global age of hyperculture

what does this global age of hyperculture mean (RECKWITZ)

any good can be freed from its original context

what distinction culturally does Reckwitz think no longer applies (RECKWITZ)

bourdieu’s popular and high culture

what is the source of a meaningful life (RECKWITZ)

work

example of people wanting to consume more singular goods (RECKWITZ)

unique holidays not mass vacation destinations

what does Reckwitz say the singularisticn lifestyle of the new middle class revolves around (RECKWITZ)

trend setting practices (food and nutrition, physical fitness, houses and apartments)

what does Reckwitz claim has happened to culture formats

dehierarchization

what sort of singularity does digital technology produce (RECKWITZ)

automated singularity

what percent of the UK still go on all-inclusive resort holidays per year, actually symbolic of a class distinction (RECKWITZ CHALLENGE)

15%

Reckwitz sees work as the main source of a meaningful life, but what job sectors has had a rise in jobs (RECKWITZ CHALLENGE)

service jobs

reckwitz argues that digitalization increases singularity but what could we argue it actually does through its homogenized consumption (RECKWITZ CHALLENGE)

flattens styles of selfhood

what is Reckwitz’' argument (RECKWITZ CHALLENGE)

eurocentric

what percent of the world still work in factory jobs, with even more working in service jobs - cannot universalize reckwitz’ claims (RECKWITZ CHALLENGE)

14%

what idea could be used to challenge Reckwitz’ idea about goods freed and globalised (RECKWITZ CHALLENGE)

cultural omnivores

example of a good that was globalised and consumed by the west and is now too expensive for the native consumers(RECKWITZ CHALLENGE)

quinoa

who argues society is undergoing a process of McDonaldization

Ritzer

what does McDonalds’ model offer, which is being copied by other food chains (RITZER)

efficiency, calculability, predictability and control

what kinds of jobs does McDonalds offer (RITZER)

specialized but not singular (e.g. burger flipper)

McDonalds has homogenized the globe hugely — how many MD are there globally (RITZER)

over 43,000 in 120 countries

is it just fast food restaurants copying McDonalds style of business (RITZER)

no

what does Giddens argue modernity has been forced to do and why (GIDDENS)

come to its senses, its globalization

what 2 domains of transformation does Giddens identify (GIDDENS)

global spread of modern institutions, process of internal change

what can globalization no longer be understood as (GIDDENS)

one way imperialism

instead of singularisation, what does Giddens think modernity has led to the rise in (GIDDENS)

specialization (e.g. all experts are specialists)