New jersey city university | Ideal Society | Philosophy | | Parshv Shah | 4/21/2013 | This paper contains a personal opinion and rough creation of an ideal society. The society created is based on the personal values‚ present society issues and ideas from the reading and teachings of the great philosophers who have tried to build their utopias in the past. | The perfect society does not exist. If it did however‚ it would probably sound much like the vacation brochures you can read
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to dominate more and more sectors of America society as well as the rest of the world" (Ritzer‚ 1996‚ 1). Nearly every aspect of today ’s society has been affected by McDonaldization including the restaurant business‚ education‚ work‚ healthcare‚ travel‚ leisure‚ dieting‚ politics and the family (Ritzer‚ 1996‚ 1). One of the first functions of McDonaldization is efficiency. Efficiency means choosing the optimum means to a given end. In our society‚ people like to have things go as quickly and
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Q.Industrial society is a modern society‚ comment. A. Modernity is a very broad concept (and it is a product of renneissance‚ industrialisation‚ french revolution) typically refers to a post-traditional‚ post-medieval historical period‚ one marked by the move from feudalism (or agrarianism) toward capitalism‚ industrialization‚ secularization and rationalization. The Modernization describes the process and changes since Industrial Revolution in 18th century in all aspects of human. We
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of humans. The Utopian society has very specific order to make the way it runs very efficiently. More specifically occupations‚ travel and social relations are highly controlled which leaves a very small window for deviation from the accepted norm. Under these circumstances‚ it is possible to have a functioning society‚ however‚ this show of a rigid society does not leave space for anyone who wishes to choose an alternate path of some sort. Compared to today’s society‚ Utopia has only what it needs
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A Democratic Society Throughout time the debate upon which is the best system of government has been an ongoing debate. Somewhere between the realms of democracy‚ socialism‚ fascism‚ communism‚ and monarchism lies the answer to the perfect system. Traditionally speaking‚ North America has always tried to remain democratic in ruling. The democratic system‚ unlike it’s alternatives‚ encourages equality and liberty among the people which in modern society‚ makes it the most attractive system
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Humorists have played a substantial part in any society for as long as everyone can remember. Whether it’s your common‚ light-hearted comic or the one who’s trying to rebel and prove a certain point with humor‚ there will always be someone idolizing them. For instance‚ in his book Status Anxiety‚ Alain De Botton declared that humorists play an absolute vital role in our society because they are able to avoid otherwise dour consequences. While I believe that Botton’s logic is correct in many examples
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Types of Societies A society is made up of people living within defined territorial boarders who share a common culture. A society is independent of outsiders; it contains many smaller social structures that are needed to meet the needs of its members. Some of the social structures include family‚ economy and religion. Societies meet their members’ basic needs‚ such as the needs for food and shelter‚ in different ways. Anthropologists used these differences to form the basis of a system
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and follow our paths outside of society. Conformity has been shown in many ways in history and most lead to substandard endings. When people do not follow society’s wishes‚ diversity is defeated and they‚ themselves‚ become successful. While conformity is the reason for some of America’s most devastating events found in our history books today‚ even though some may think that it prevents issues from occurring. But in the end‚ those who choose not to conform to society‚ end up being the ones who are
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The Role of Law in society Law has its roots in the very fabric of society from Arabic codes to Genesis. Adam could not intercede for Eve with God and lost everything they had in Eden. Moses was given the ten commandments and the rule of law for the Hebrews was written in stone. For the Arabs‚ Romans and Greek‚ codes of law were written by the king’s counselors to ensure an orderly society. The law guarantees human rights The role law plays in society is to guarantee the rights of those who
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Plural Society Plural Society Many of the societies which have problems of multicultural governance are former multi-ethnic colonies. A theory of such colonial and post-colonial societies draws particularly on the work of J.S.Furnivall and M.G.Smith. According to Furnivall different ethnic groups in a plural society meet only in the market place. This market place however lacks the characteristics which Durkheim envisaged in his concept of organic solidarity. It lacks the shared values which organic
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