Sociological Theory/Postmodernism

Postmodernism

Michel Foucault

• Discipline
• Surveillance
• Bodies Of Knowledge

Pakulski and Waters (1996)

Reject meta narratives Class less important entered Post-Modern world where science has lost its significance Identity down to individual who picks and mixes culture from the globalized world to craft their own identity

Identities

• The dissolution of barriers between nation-states.
• Multiple identities providing individuality.
• Transformation from hierarchical state infrastructure to informal networks of institutions.
• The freer flow of information.