The Language of Current Economics: Social Theory, the Market, and the Disappearance of Relationships

Berkeley A Franz; John W Murphy

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-25169-1_2

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The Language of Current Economics: Social Theory, the Market, and the Disappearance of Relationships

Berkeley A Franz and John W Murphy

Neoliberalism, Economic Radicalism, and the Normalization of Violence, pp.15-25

International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice, Springer International Publishing

2015-12-12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25169-1_2

Abstract

Violence

Social theory

Neoliberalism

Economic philosophy

Social responsibility

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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Title: The Language of Current Economics: Social Theory, the Market, and the Disappearance of Relationships
Creators: Berkeley A Franz - Department of Social Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, USA
John W Murphy - Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, USA
Publication Details: Neoliberalism, Economic Radicalism, and the Normalization of Violence, pp.15-25
Series: International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice
Publisher: Springer International Publishing; Cham
Academic Unit: College of A&S; A&S - Sociology and Criminology
Language: English
Resource Type: Book chapter
Record Identifier: 991031598872002976