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The big debate

The big debate

Timeline comparing modernity, late modernity and post-modernity with industrialisation, risk society and consumer culture labelled

Modernity describes the society that developed through industrialisation, capitalism, science, bureaucracy and the nation-state. Modernist sociologists think society has real structures, such as class and institutions, that can be studied systematically.

Modernity and post-modernity Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Sociology
  3. /Modernity and post-modernity

Step-by-step lessons on AQA A Level Sociology Modernity and post-modernity. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a strong grasp of the core sociological perspectives (functionalism, Marxism, feminism, interactionism) early, since they underpin evaluation across every topic and exam question.