Horkheimer and Adorno (H & A) look at how technology is helping progress society. They came up with the Dialectic of Enlightenment in which they view technology like Weber’s instrumental rationality and Marx’s profit view of capitalism. The Capitalists are using technology to help gain profit. As consumers, we are constantly using some type of technology in our everyday routine. We access social media to keep in touch with our friends, we use Google to search for information, and media which influences our decision making and points of view.
When college students use an ID card they are using technology as a social control. They must have the card to eat in the cafeteria or to enter the gym on campus. Employees commuting to their work may take a toll road as an alternative to sitting in traffic. In Texas, the TxTag is a sticker that charges a fee every time you use a toll road so you do not have …show more content…
Ralf Dahrendorf focused on the normal structure of unequal distribution of power in society but it does not cause destruction. He talked about the democratic institutions that try to unite order. An example is the gang violence in California. There are many policies in play that may help bring some kind of truce. Dahrendorf explains the structure of capitalism; that there is no ownership, but management. Not one ruling class controls the means of production. We can apply this example in our society with companies that have shareholders. These are people who own a share of a corporation or company and hope to gain profit from it. An example of this is when I had a discussion with Dr. Mack and he told me, “I own a share of the Green Bay Packers.” Conflict is an ongoing occurrence in society. Power is unequally distributed and given to the “Power Elite” who are the decision makers. These theorists have advanced my knowledge of social conflict, the power elite, and economic change in the development in today’s
When college students use an ID card they are using technology as a social control. They must have the card to eat in the cafeteria or to enter the gym on campus. Employees commuting to their work may take a toll road as an alternative to sitting in traffic. In Texas, the TxTag is a sticker that charges a fee every time you use a toll road so you do not have …show more content…
Ralf Dahrendorf focused on the normal structure of unequal distribution of power in society but it does not cause destruction. He talked about the democratic institutions that try to unite order. An example is the gang violence in California. There are many policies in play that may help bring some kind of truce. Dahrendorf explains the structure of capitalism; that there is no ownership, but management. Not one ruling class controls the means of production. We can apply this example in our society with companies that have shareholders. These are people who own a share of a corporation or company and hope to gain profit from it. An example of this is when I had a discussion with Dr. Mack and he told me, “I own a share of the Green Bay Packers.” Conflict is an ongoing occurrence in society. Power is unequally distributed and given to the “Power Elite” who are the decision makers. These theorists have advanced my knowledge of social conflict, the power elite, and economic change in the development in today’s