Modernism and Post Modernism

As Americans, most of our grandparents and their parents were around during the modernism period. It wasn't until about the 1970's that it was believed cracked the modernism period and moved to post modernism. In the modernism period there was order and there was alot expected of the people during this time. There was almost a strict schedule and lifestyle that seemed to be followed by everyone and anything that existed behind closed doors was considered private. In the 60's is where the very first folks started rebelling against order forming many memorable times such as the hippie era where experimentation took place with drugs, music such as, rock and roll and the other rebel activity that took place.

It was very interesting to also read about the post-metropolis which consisted of six steps according to a sociologist named Soja. These six steps were:

1.) Flexcity.
2.) Cosmopolis where things like diverse population exists and globalization and glocalization.
3.) Exopolis where things like edgecity, exurbs-50 miles outside of city, and multipolar city takes place.
4.) Metropolarities.
5.) Corceral Archipelagos- how places have changed where you are being atched from the outsidea and inside, through these jail type communities.
6.) Simcity- times square is a great example.

Today in places we are seeing high poverty take place in tiny cities or large towns depending on what your qualifications are in places like Dover or Rockaway, New Jersey compared to where we used to see a high amount of poverty taking place in the inner city areas. Its surprising to find out that just because we may not see the poverty in our town, it can be happening in the town next to us.

I pulled a blog up that had some data from a few years ago showing some of the highest crime rates in New Jersey and even after a few years it is amazing to see how much has changed.
http://www.city-data.com/forum/new-jersey/11488-worst-towns-nj-7.html