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Modernity:
\\u2022 It emphasized the rejection of tradition and the prioritization of individualism
\\u2022 Rejection of Supernatural for the Natural
\\u2022 Human achievements are the solution to our future

Post-Modernity:
\\u2022 A reaction to the optimism of modernity filed by a skepticism of truth and concrete conclusions
\\u2022 A desire to deconstruct paradigms that didn't fulfill their promises
\\u2022 Truth is no longer objective but subjective

Today\\u2019s Identity Problem:
\\u2022 The truth of who we are is no longer established for us, but we must establish that for ourselves
\\u2022 For this reason we become concerned with constructing a \\u2018Narrative of Self\\u2019 so we can convince ourselves we have a stable Identity
\\u2022 Consumerism and social technology provides consumers with the symbolic resources with which to (re)construct their identities
\\u2022 This \\u201cSupermarket Self\\u201d is both a source of exhilaration (we are free to construct ourselves) and anxiety (we really don\\u2019t know who we are at the deepest level)
\\u2022 The people we value most have the most control over our Identity.