The Consequences of Modernity - By Giddens

Time in pre-modern societies was not associated with the space.

• True

• False

What are the dynamics of Modernity ?

• Disembedding of social systems

• separation of time and space

• Reflexive ordering and reordering of social relations

• All the above

• non of the above

In Modern world, space and time are separated

• True

• False

Because time and space can be separated, face- to-face interaction with others is important.

• True

• False

Which sociologist thinker is believed to have the most pessimistic view, believing that modernity is paradoxical ?

• Emile Durkheim

• Max Waber

• Auguste comte

Sociologists predicted all of the negative consequences of modernity ( climate change, nuclear, weapons, etc . . )

• True

• False

Money is an example of the disembedding mechanisms associated with modernity.

• True

• False

what are the two types of disembedding mechanisms involved in the development of modern social institution

• Symbolic tokens

• Non-symbolic tokens

• Expert systems

• social system