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S. Freud's psychological theory implies a theory of society, which Freud later explicitly developed. The psychoanalytic therapy developed by Freud is actually equivalent to the critical theory of socialization, which focuses on the dialectic of assimilation & alienation. Freud's culture & society theory may be considered critical, since it refers to institutions on the basis of the problems that they cause for individuals. Class systems are able to function due to an acculturation process that block an individual's drives by cultural ideals. Thus, large groups may be dominated by smaller, elite groups. This crisis can only be removed by replacing a religious social morality with a rationalistic social morality. Psychoanalysis actually works against false awareness & illusion & attacks the status quo -- which then merges the therapy into a critique of socially necessary illusions. M. Migalski.

Explanatory logics -- Sociology, science, and applied theory -- Theoretical systems -- The refinement of theoretical systems -- Creating theory: the art of normal science -- Action theoretical orientations -- Action theoretical orientations -- Social systems and social structure -- Self interest: exchange -- Self interest: power -- Self interest: adaptation -- Relationships: social bond -- Relationships: altruism -- Auxiliary theoretical orientations -- Auxiliary logic: function -- Auxiliary logic: identity -- Theories -- Action theories of parental nurturance -- Evaluation -- The sociology of sociological theory

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part One: Individuality -- One: Early Social Psychology -- Two: Experimental Social Psychology -- Three: Interaction Theory -- Part Two: Roles -- Four: Character and Society -- Five: Socialization -- Six: Role Analysis -- Seven: Role and Self -- Eight: Criticisms of Role Analysis -- Part Three: Change -- Nine: Change: Social and Individual -- Conclusions -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Editor's Note -- Foreword by Peter Baehr -- Dialogue, Disputation, Dismissiveness and the Motives for Controversy -- Notes -- PART I: From Combat to Dialogue -- 1. Dialogical Social Theory -- Prologue. The Idea of Dialogue -- Note -- 2. Dialogue and Human Combat -- Nature: Aggression Instinctive -- Society and Environment: Aggression Cultural -- Micro-social Situations: Aggression Interpersonal -- Rebels Against Aggression -- Secular Trends that Support the Reduction of Combativeness -- 3. Transforming the Adversarial Mindset: Japanese Martial Arts and American Litigation -- The Martial Arts in Japanese Culture -- Litigation in Euro-American Culture -- The Methodology of Aikido -- The Methodology of Mediation -- Mutual Relevance -- Aikido's Gifts to Mediation -- How Mediation Might Enrich Aikido Practice -- Notes -- 4. Civilizations, Clashing and Harmonious -- In Support of the Huntington Thesis -- Challenges to the Huntington Thesis -- From Clashing to Connecting Civilization: The Greco-Roman Case -- India and Japan -- The Abrahamic Civilizations -- A Challenge for the Future -- Notes -- PART II: Dialogue Involving Shared Objectives -- 5. Universalism in the French Philosophes and the Russian Intelligentsia -- I The Universalist Outlook -- II Universalism in the French Enlightenment -- III Enlightenment Universalism on Russian Soil -- IV Universalism, Russian Style -- V Conclusion -- Notes -- 6. The Sociology of Morality in the Work of Parsons, Simmel, and Merton -- Talcott Parsons: From Voluntarism to Multidimensional Determinism -- Georg Simmel: From Multidimensional Determinism To Existential Voluntarism -- Robert K. Merton: From Anomie To Normative Ambivalence -- Toward Integration -- Notes

Technology is not a new development; the novelty lies in its total domination of our social lives. This book uses social theory to make sense of the growing role of technology in our lives at home, at work or at leisure. Drawing on the latest empirical work, it gives a clear sociological analysis of technology for all social science students.