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TOPIC 13. CRITICAL THEORY, how? - Coggle Diagram
TOPIC 13. CRITICAL THEORY
Is constantly linking what is studied and what happens in reality
integrating the different phenomena
Remember: Theories are scientific interpretations of social reality
The chaos and complexity theories
suggest that it will never be possible to control some types of systems
behavior is so unpredictable
one can never be sure of how they will respond
small change at the beginning of a system can affect the entire system
Functionalism considers that some behavior patterns are repeated in different cultures and bases its claims on studies of language, stories and myths.
Representatives
Walter Benjamin
Max Horkheimer
Herbert Marcuse
Jurgen Habermas
communicative action
ability of human being to communicate
alienation of communication
the main problem for losing personality or identity
proposes: emancipatory communication
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT_klzUkQdc
Developed in Germany
By a group of neo Marxists
Known as "The Frankfurt School"
This theory criticized various dimensions of society
Main ideas
Give space and freedom to the subject
Subjective interpretation of reality
Criticize forms of rationality that link science and technology
Give a lot of importance to criticism and reason
Distinguish the world of rules and the world of facts
analysis of mass culture
people learning through mass media
interdisciplinary work
combining reflective and empirical research
how?
