a condition characterized by a questioning of the notion of progress and history, the replacement of narrative within pastiche, and multiple, perhaps even conflicting, identities resulting from disjointed affiliations.

Postmodernism

Explanation:

Postmodernism is hard to define because defining it would violate the postmodernist premise that there are no definite terms, limits or absolute truths. The postmodernist constantly debates the modernist about the need for Western society to step beyond its traditional thinking in which concern centers around the continued reliance of the West on nationalism, conventional religious morals, incompetent political systems, imperialism, colonialism, etc.