A PowerPoint showcasing the effects of modernism/modernity on our society

1. Effects of
modernity on
society

2. What is Modernity/Modernism?
- How socio-cultural norms, attitudes and
practices have developed in various ways
- Can also refer to the subjective or existential
conditions produced and their ongoing impact in
human culture, institutions and politics
- In the western world it is seen as a socially
progressive trend of thought that affirms the
power of humans to reshape their environment
- “What’s holding us back?”

3. Liquid/Solid Modernity
 Zygmunt Bauman
 Liquid Modernity is focused on the individual
 People can shift (flow) from one social to another in
a fluid manner
 Includes values, places, jobs, politics, sexual
orientation

4. A hundred years ago 'to be modern' meant to chase 'the final stateof perfection' -- now it means
an infinityof improvement, with no 'finalstate'in sight and none desired
- Zygmunt Bauman

5. Liquid/Solid Modernity Cont.
 Traditional
 Standardized
 Solid commitment

6. Positive Effects
of modernity
on the society
 Man is going beyond his natural limits
(acting as God!)
 Because of the Internet and other ways
of processing data, businesses are
handled more quickly which leads to
competition within the society
 Communication is way easier than
before (newspapers, radio, television)
 Using the computer enables us to
explore other countries without leaving
our house.

7. Negative Effects of modernity on the
society
 Our privacy is threatened by modernity
 Modernity can cover issues which people of a country are suffering from
 No control over modernity
 Leisure addicted people who are not productive
 Children have their own mobile phones
 Pollution
 Instead of being a solution to today’s society problems, modernity is threat

8. Psychological and moral hazards of
modern life
 Alienation
 Feeling of rootlessness
 Loss of strong bonds and common values
 Hedonism
 Disenchantment of the world
 Loss of value in human life
modernity is the loss of a stable conception of humanity

9. How modernity
affects social
adaptability

10. How modernity
affects social
adaptability
 “Modernity refers to a period marked
by a questioning or rejection of a
tradition”
 Society is always in a state of changing
 Social adaptability: adapting to the
new “normal”.
 Example: Applying for a job through a
website instead of a job ad in a
newspaper.

11. How modernity
affects social
adaptability
 “Modernity refers to … the prioritization
of individualism, freedom and formal
equality”
 Previously male-dominated fields are
slowly disintegrating as more and more
women enter these areas in the
workforce.
 Equality for men and women

12. How modernity affects progressiveness
 “The country that is more developed industrially only shows, to the less
developed, the image of its own future.” (Karl Marx)
 This presents the idea that any given society is always progressing towards a
future self that is more improved than its current status and that the concept
of being modern means being in the most currently developed state that one
can be in.
 Example: A New Highway
 Example: Formal Education
 Example: Urbanization

13. Capitalism VS. Socialism
Capitalism
 Private
 Market-based economy (buyers &
sellers)
 Consumer choice
 Government has minimal
involvement in economic activity
 Inequality
Socialism
 Means of production are influenced
by the state
 Production planned by authorities
to meet needs
 Government involved
 Equal opportunity for all
 Compensated based on
contribution

14. SoCiaLism aNd COMmuNiSm Are tHe
sAMe
 Social Democracy
- State run welfare system
- Capitalist economy
- Bernie Sanders & Nordic countries
 Marxism & Leninism
- Dictatorship of the proletariat
- U.S.S.R

15. Capitalism
 American Dream
 Rich stay rich

16. Modernity’s Effect on Capitalism
 Millennials are turning away from capitalism
 Americans between the ages of 30-39 are
calculated to have amassed 46% less wealth than
an equivalent person in 2007
 A poll from Harvard university found that 51% of
respondents do not support capitalism

18. Socialism
 Countries are leaning more towards socialism
 Denmark has the smallest private sector in Europe, small businesses
thrive and students get paid to go to school
 70% of companies have 50 people or less with only 800,000 in the private
sector
 Finland’s government plays a key role in the social and economic well-
being of citizens
 New Zealand offering support for housing, unemployment, health, child
care and education

19. Globalization vs anti-globalization
 "Globalization is the increasing interaction of people, states, or countries
through the growth of the international flow of money, ideas, and culture.”
 Not a new term
 The world is closer than it’s ever been

20. • Goods & Services
• Capital
• Single world market
• Employment
• Travel
• Culture
• Religion
• Values
• Media
• Super national
Institutions
• Non-government
Organizations
• Education
Economic Globalization Cultural Globalization Political Globalization

21. Anti-Globalization
 “Opposition to the increase in the global power and influence of businesses,
especially multinational corporations.”
Why?
o Exploitation
o Environment
o Human rights
o Monopolization

22. When making a purchase decision…
 Research
 Consider
 Be mindful of business trickery

23. Resources
 https://scientiasalon.wordpress.com/2014/09/25/virtue-ethics-an-ancient-
solution-to-a-modern-problem/
 https://www3.dbu.edu/mitchell/modernit.htm
 http://www.downhi.com/doc/Vnks7mmeRwVK.html
 http://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/political-science-and-
government/military-affairs-nonnaval/modernization
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGgqmInwwlk&t=49s
 https://study.com/academy/lesson/capitalism-vs-socialism-differences-
advantages-disadvantages-the-underground-economy.html
 https://www.diffen.com/difference/Capitalism_vs_Socialism
 http://iop.harvard.edu/youth-poll/past/harvard-iop-spring-2016-poll
 https://fee.org/articles/millennials-are-in-a-love-triangle-with-capitalism-
and-socialism/
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization
 http://democracyuprising.com/2007/04/01/anti-globalization-movement/