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Community control in a Gesellschaft world: a comment
Journal of Community Psychology
|December 13, 1977
Summary
Earl Johnson's analysis of industrialization-driven societal change offers a more radical perspective than Nassi's by examining fundamental values, not just power and economics. This evolutionary view provides a holistic understanding of community control shifts.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Cultural Anthropology
- Social Change Studies
Background:
- The study comments on Nassi's analysis of culture conflict.
- It contextualizes this within Earl Johnson's (1977) broader framework of societal transformation.
- Focuses on the transition from gemeinschaft (community) to gesellschaft (society) due to industrialization.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare and contrast Nassi's and Johnson's analyses of culture conflict.
- To highlight the radical nature of Johnson's perspective on societal change.
- To underscore the importance of values in understanding community control.
Main Methods:
- Comparative analysis of sociological theories.
- Discussion of historical societal shifts.
- Examination of theoretical frameworks on community control.
Main Results:
- Johnson's analysis provides a holistic, evolutionary view of changing community control modes.
- Johnson's framework is deemed more radical than Nassi's.
- Johnson's approach incorporates fundamental values beyond economic and power relations.
Conclusions:
- Earl Johnson's (1977) analysis offers a more profound understanding of societal change than Nassi's.
- The study concludes that value systems are crucial for understanding long-term societal evolution and community dynamics.
- Industrialization's impact on community control is best understood through an evolutionary lens that includes cultural values.