The conflict that is going on within Polity and the American culture is not understanding the initial government process. The nature of this conflict begins with the fact that there isn’t enough time for individuals to focus on work, family and what going on within the government process and how it affect them personally. The ontological “front” in this conflict is the perception that we are a Democratic society when in reality we are only using the name and the belief. The normative “front” in this conflict is the understanding that our society is a well-centralized government, which was created not only by the politicians but also the citizens of society. Carr believes that if this conflict persists in the future than our democratic way
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A way that this could be avoided is by influencing citizens to become more involved within the governmental system. Rather than just voting, which is considered a civic duty, citizens should understand expand their ontological horizon from only being concerned on how a specific law is going to affect them in the present, rather than looking at the big picture and understanding how it will affect them down the line. However, even if society begins to take more of an interest for what happens in politics, with our population size growing daily, it seems impossible for every citizen to take the time to understand how a law will affect them not only in the present but also the coming …show more content…
According to page 192 from Carr’s book Polity, the factors that contribute to a profitable social life is wealth and money, power, respect, and esteem. When all of these factors combined, it allows us some perspective on how the political culture will play a role within the conflict. Political culture is set to change as cultural views of the world change. Social life will soon be understood as not a relationship among independent, self-interesting-maximizing individuals, but as the interaction of social roles. Soon someone’s personal identity won’t reflect an individual’s presence among others, but rather by what they contribute to social life (Polity, 219). With political culture and social life beginning to change in this direction, the bureaucratic culture will soon swallow liberal political culture and replace it with the political culture and social life of Dilbert (Polity,
A way that this could be avoided is by influencing citizens to become more involved within the governmental system. Rather than just voting, which is considered a civic duty, citizens should understand expand their ontological horizon from only being concerned on how a specific law is going to affect them in the present, rather than looking at the big picture and understanding how it will affect them down the line. However, even if society begins to take more of an interest for what happens in politics, with our population size growing daily, it seems impossible for every citizen to take the time to understand how a law will affect them not only in the present but also the coming …show more content…
According to page 192 from Carr’s book Polity, the factors that contribute to a profitable social life is wealth and money, power, respect, and esteem. When all of these factors combined, it allows us some perspective on how the political culture will play a role within the conflict. Political culture is set to change as cultural views of the world change. Social life will soon be understood as not a relationship among independent, self-interesting-maximizing individuals, but as the interaction of social roles. Soon someone’s personal identity won’t reflect an individual’s presence among others, but rather by what they contribute to social life (Polity, 219). With political culture and social life beginning to change in this direction, the bureaucratic culture will soon swallow liberal political culture and replace it with the political culture and social life of Dilbert (Polity,