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Social theory begins with the odd proposition that persons are basically separate and somehow must be united. As a result of this inauspicious beginning, the collapse of society and the need for order have been a key preoccupation of many social critics. Dennis Wrong (1961) contends, accordingly, that this fear of disorder has resulted in these writers advancing an “over-socialized” conception of human existence. Specifically, unless persons are dominated by powerful institutions, the assumption is that society will likely erupt into chaos.
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Franz, B., Murphy, J. (2016). The Language of Current Economics: Social Theory, the Market, and the Disappearance of Relationships. In: Berdayes, V., Murphy, J. (eds) Neoliberalism, Economic Radicalism, and the Normalization of Violence. International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25169-1_2
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