Today i will compare the key elements of Modernism and Postmodernism in a table format.
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Postmodernism
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Modernism
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Challenge the normal way of operating.
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Breakdown of social norms and cultural sureties.
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Authority figures are not to be trusted because of
their loyalty to the establishment and different beliefs in moral truths.
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Disorder of meaning and sense from its normal context.
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Change comes with believing that
truth is subjective and that it’s something that shouldn’t be generally
acknowledged.
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Valorisation of the hopeless person in the face
of an unmanageable future.
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Opinions are what matter. Provided
that the opinion is backed up, it can be accepted as the best explanation.
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Rejection of history and the replacement of a
mythical past.
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Rejects the idea of nationalism, it drives nations into
conflict with each other. Internationalism makes sure that we’re looking out
for the greater good.
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Product of the metropolis, of cities and urban scopes.
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Believe in equality for all, regardless of race, sexual
orientation, class or religion.
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Sense of consciousness
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Disapprove of the idea of individual ownership. It
would be most fair if we divided and distributed goods as a group.
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/8892593-10-key-characteristics-of-postmodernism
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Overwhelming technological changes.
http://characteristicsofmodernism.com/
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