Critical Theory
• It was developed by a group of sociologists at “The Frankfurt School” in Germany since 1930s.
• Major scholars are Herbert Marcuse, Walter Benjamin, Max Horkheimer, and Theodor Adorno and Jürgen Habermas.
• It stems from the philosophy of Karl Marx.
• Later, they are influenced by neo-Marxism as well.
• Critical theory is a social theory criticizing and changing society as a whole, in contrast to traditional functionalism oriented only to understanding or explaining it.
• They dissatisfied with Marxian economic determinism. They suggest that they should have been concerned with other aspects of social life,such as culture.
• They are also critical to modern society.
• They studied the “subjectivity.” It is subjective elements of social life at both the individual and the cultural levels.
• For the example of critical theory, let’s see in the analysis of social problems and when you work on group reports.
Critical Theory• It was developed by a group of sociologists at “The Frankfurt School” in Germany since 1930s. • Major scholars are Herbert Marcuse, Walter Benjamin, Max Horkheimer, and Theodor Adorno and Jürgen Habermas.• It stems from the philosophy of Karl Marx. • Later, they are influenced by neo-Marxism as well. • Critical theory is a social theory criticizing and changing society as a whole, in contrast to traditional functionalism oriented only to understanding or explaining it.• They dissatisfied with Marxian economic determinism. They suggest that they should have been concerned with other aspects of social life,such as culture.• They are also critical to modern society. • They studied the “subjectivity.” It is subjective elements of social life at both the individual and the cultural levels. • For the example of critical theory, let’s see in the analysis of social problems and when you work on group reports.
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