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What is modernity? How are modern societies different from traditional societies? Discuss the defining traits of modernity according to Tönnies, Durkheim, Weber, and Marx.


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Biological Differences

Variations at the biological and genetic levels that distinguish organisms, including differences within species such as between genders.

Natural Outcome

A result or consequence that emerges spontaneously from a set of conditions or actions, without being planned or forced.

Post-Structuralist

An intellectual movement that emerged in the 1960s as a critique of structuralism, focusing on the instability of meaning and the role of power in knowledge construction.

Normalizing Discourses

Conversations and narratives that establish and reinforce what is considered 'normal' or acceptable in society.

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