Postmodernism In Sociology: Characteristics, & Examples (Ayesh Perera)

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  • Postmodernism, also spelled post-modernism, is an approach in sociology which stresses the uncertain nature of societies, in which all certainties have been challenged and undermined. The condition of a lived experience occurs in a global society in which there are no absolute rules or explanations.
  • Postmodernists believe that there can be no definite truth in science, only a large number of “narratives” and “perspectives.”
    Postmodernism emphasizes that people construct knowledge and truth through discourse and lived experience. Similarly, the school emphasizes how people construct themselves and relativism in all questions of value.

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