Man and Society in an Age of Reconstruction: Studies in Modern Social Structure

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K. Paul, Trench, Trubner & Company, Limited, 1940 - Civilization - 467 pages
" ... The main thesis of this book is that the traditional principle of laissez-faire, applied in an era of mass society, can only lead to chaos. The thesis borne out by an analysis of the social processes, which are leading to individual and community disorganization, to the re-emergence of irrationaluism, and to the frustration of cultural leadership, which leaves democratic society as a whole at the mercy of the dictators. Professor Mannheim, therefore, develops the idea of a new form of planning--planning for freedom. His object is to outline a society in which there shall be control without standardization and dictatorship; co-ordination of social and psychological techniques without interference with liberal culture. In the development of his thesis he throws light on the fundamental problems affecting society; whether control of the human cultural side of social life is feasible; whether human nature can be changed; whether the human mind can cope with the tasks set it by the necessity for planning, and what contributions psychology and the social sciences can make towards this end ..."--Taken from inserted label

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