Modernities, Cosmopolitanism, and Global Consumer Culture

Flashcards on Modernities, Cosmopolitanism, and Global Consumer Culture

What is the focus of scholars reassessing modernity?

Modernity's promises and failures

Name some pathologies of modernity according to Habermas.

Financial crisis, increased economic inequality, cultural conflicts, lack of citizen engagement

How can religious-cultural resources reshape modernity?

Through religious ethics and intuition, and the acceptance of moderate religion in the public sphere

What is the dominant theoretical view of modernity?

A singular construct based on the Western model and Enlightenment ideals

According to Eisenstadt, is modernity a singular construct?

No, there are multiple modernities, with different paces and processes

How does globalization affect risk?

Global flows increase global exposure to risks, which transcend social class

What is a consequence of global efficiencies?

Increased global exposure to risks

How does risk perception play out in Japan?

Mistrust in the government and food safety following the 2011 tsunami/earthquake and nuclear reactor damage

What does cosmopolitanism suggest regarding national territories?

Risks are not confined within national territories

What does cosmopolitanism require for interactions?

Interactions across and mutual learning from the experiences of Others

What challenge does globalization pose to traditional views of citizenship?

Global information and migration flows challenge narrow, nation-based views, suggesting flexible citizenship

What is the result of global pooling of knowledge and ideas?

Borders become less salient

What is a cultural globalizing process that leads to homogenization?

McDonaldization of society

Is cultural diffusion necessarily cultural imperialism?

No

What is the role of consumerism in cultural globalization?

It can act as an engine of cultural homogenization

What happens to culture in everyday life?

Aestheticization, commodification, branding and repackaging of culture for profit

What is hyperreality according to Baudrillard?

The practical and the fantastic come together in a new blended utopian reality

How are simulated realities influencing the everyday world?

Simulated realities blur the lines between what is real and illusory; the simulated is taken as real; reality implodes; it is spectacle that is real

What is occurring daily amid increased disembeddedness?

Ongoing negotiation of a unified versus a fragmentary self, powerlessness, authority versus uncertainty etc.