ENGL309C Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Metanarrative, The Symbolic, Jean Baudrillard
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A term denoting those processes of individualization, secularization, industrialization, cultural differentiation, commodification, urbanization, bureaucratization, and rationalization which together have constituted the modern world (borchers, 282 from. Individualization: the west is a culture that stresses individuality. Secularization: the west doesn"t adhere to any one value system or religion. Industrialization: we think of ourselves as a post-industrial society. Cultural differentiation: we acknowledge important differences in cultures. Commodification: we are part of a getting and spending" world. Urbanization: in 2016 54% of the world lives in urban settings going up to 66% by 2050. Bureaucratization: complexity of the world requires more bureaucracy. Rationalization: believe more in the value of mind than in the spirit. Senses radical social changes and erosion of traditional values from industrialization in the. Collapse of traditional meanings think of ourselves as global and less locally rooted and oriented and think of traditional meanings as provisional. May feel despair, malaise, and existential anxiety: e. g.
