... than aesthetic and cultural value (Giddens, 2001). Although an obvious generalisation, this can be seen physically through the large-scale rational urban planning of the early 20th Century and the Post-war period which evoke austerity and promote functionalist efficiency above all else (Harvey, 1989). Even the impressive heights of the Sky-scrapers of the New York skyline, although inspiring in ... a general rule. This has had many perverse effects: On the one hand while claiming to remedy the social inequalities and lack of democracy induced by urban planning, particularly in the post-...

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... cause of the formation of New Social Movements as Touraine highlighted was the fact that at the time a new class of educated, middle class, youth in Europe had emerged from a post-industrial society which meant these people were able to take a more critical view of society at the time and form social movements to question political and social issues of the ... ...

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... individuality. One of the important features of this text is not only the creation of the "new intellectual," but also Villanueva's ability to connect theoretical ideas posed by post-colonial theorists, such as Paul Freire, with evidence within his own personal experience. However, his use of personal experience does not stem from the necessity to illustrate the struggles of ... ...

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... Sociological Institutionalism. I find this to be true because the article highlights the transformative experience that new generations over time have been experiencing in regards to value judgments and priorities in a post-industrial society.7 Inglehart is inclined to think that because the new generation has been highly influenced by an increased amount of affluence and wealth in modern day society, they are ... ...

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... which would incorporate extreme motivational prejudice and bigotry which he feels is omitted in the cognitive social approach. Tajfel and Turner's social identity theory was set against the backdrop of post war Europe where theorists such as Asch (1954 cited in Brown 2007) argued that groups were a negative force which affected otherwise rational individual behaviour which ultimately lead to conflict. This ... ...

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... could be seen as somewhat outdated today. However, there is the important assertion made that the death of class does not mean the end of social division and conflict, with post-class societies possibly being even more crippling and destabilising than class societies, and certainly not necessarily meaning social harmony. Marxist feminists claim that the "woman's place is in the home ... ...

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... the East stressed collectivism and equality. But since the demise of socialist system in 1991 and then the triumph of liberal capitalism as well as the western-style democracy, the post-Cold War claimed that liberal democracy lays foundation for a new world order led by the U.S. hegemony which aligns democracy with the western emphasis on "civil and political right". For example ... ...

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