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Chapter 16 Learning ObjectivesAfter reading this chapter, students should be able to:
- describe the contributions of the classical social theorists to the study of modernity;
- use Anthony Giddens's concepts to describe the juggernaut of modernity and its consequences for the individual;
- understand the types of risks produced by industrial society;
- list the elements of McDonaldization and describe their presence in the means of consumption;
- describe the normality of the Holocaust;
- relate the Holocaust to McDonaldization;
- explain what Jurgen Habermas means by the "unfinished project" of modernity;
- define informationalism and delineate the key elements of the network society perspective;
- compare and contrast the major theories of globalization;
- describe the main elements of modernity; and
- provide a critique of modern social life rooted in the theories presented in this chapter.
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