(so much for this tonight. I'd like to share this one school assignment I've just finished. I hope I can do this....)
The marriage of socio-psychological and critical traditions of Robert Craig would give more light into the course of my thesis.
The perpetuation of power has always been the aim of the different classes of society. The people enable this society to turn into something different from the old culture and traditions, hence makes it more progressive and developed. In studying each epoch using the dialectical historical materialism, I can conclude that each argument of the different classes, the rich and the poor, the peasants and land lords, the workers and the capitalists, bring a new world that the people would soon live in. Now, when taking into account all these arguments and progresses, I can see the role of communication in this matter. A class to be powerful needs to communicate with the people of their own class so they can achieve the development that they have been seeking.
Human emotional condition is always intertwined with the condition of the state since it is the people who build and who belong to the state. As according to Majid Tehranian and Andrew Arno, the realization that social theory does not operate outside human relationships and is inevitably part of it is the essence of the communication turn in social science (POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION: A Theoretical Preface; by Majid Tehranian and Andrew Arno). In the context of studying culture and politics we cannot avoid but include the branch of psychology as one of the basis of our study.
I would like to study the kind/s of persuasion being used to some people on why they are being encouraged to join the nationalist movements such as Bayan Muna, and other national democratic organizations. In studying the people behind these organizations, I have an assumption that these people have their own psychological needs that they have found in the organization they join in. I believe that it is not just about the personal conviction, the ideological conviction, but the emotional fulfillment that they could get from these organizations. One cannot risk his life just because he believes in something, but he can do that in return with the psychological satisfaction he had been receiving from his comrades, or from the movement. A person is probably persuaded to join an organization in a manner that would ensure his own contentment and happiness, and not actually the interests of the other members of society. So, in this light, one fights not for something he believes in, but he fights because it is his psychological conviction and fulfillment. But each action could bring great changes in our society.
The risk I may encounter here, like what the Orthodox Marxist have regarded the Frankfurt scholars, is to be called a revisionist.
The marriage of socio-psychological and critical traditions of Robert Craig would give more light into the course of my thesis.
The perpetuation of power has always been the aim of the different classes of society. The people enable this society to turn into something different from the old culture and traditions, hence makes it more progressive and developed. In studying each epoch using the dialectical historical materialism, I can conclude that each argument of the different classes, the rich and the poor, the peasants and land lords, the workers and the capitalists, bring a new world that the people would soon live in. Now, when taking into account all these arguments and progresses, I can see the role of communication in this matter. A class to be powerful needs to communicate with the people of their own class so they can achieve the development that they have been seeking.
Human emotional condition is always intertwined with the condition of the state since it is the people who build and who belong to the state. As according to Majid Tehranian and Andrew Arno, the realization that social theory does not operate outside human relationships and is inevitably part of it is the essence of the communication turn in social science (POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION: A Theoretical Preface; by Majid Tehranian and Andrew Arno). In the context of studying culture and politics we cannot avoid but include the branch of psychology as one of the basis of our study.
I would like to study the kind/s of persuasion being used to some people on why they are being encouraged to join the nationalist movements such as Bayan Muna, and other national democratic organizations. In studying the people behind these organizations, I have an assumption that these people have their own psychological needs that they have found in the organization they join in. I believe that it is not just about the personal conviction, the ideological conviction, but the emotional fulfillment that they could get from these organizations. One cannot risk his life just because he believes in something, but he can do that in return with the psychological satisfaction he had been receiving from his comrades, or from the movement. A person is probably persuaded to join an organization in a manner that would ensure his own contentment and happiness, and not actually the interests of the other members of society. So, in this light, one fights not for something he believes in, but he fights because it is his psychological conviction and fulfillment. But each action could bring great changes in our society.
The risk I may encounter here, like what the Orthodox Marxist have regarded the Frankfurt scholars, is to be called a revisionist.
posted by LiZt @ 7:43 AM
2 Comments:
At 6:34 AM,
Anonymous said…
ang lalim namannnn suskowww!!! almost 4gets ko na yong dialectical historical materialism concept...ano nga ba yun?
Ofcourse, the interests of the rich and the poor in terms of wealth and power indi vibes...I think a government has to decide first and foremost, if it is a government for the poor or for the rich, only then can it relentlessly pursue its objectives and successfully (hopefully) attain these.
Dito naman sa proposed area of study mow...what you see now around you is partly offshoots of man's needs and aspirations. Partly lang bcoz other are numerous other factors in that specific social setting come into play in the decision making process.
The sense of belongingness of a person finds satisfaction with other people who share the same/similar interests.
Yan and many more direct and extraneous variables are to be considered in your course of analysis. Baka kailangan mo mag path analysis to measure the strength of relationship between and among variables.
Good luck sistah! pakishare your fndings when you have them ha!
At 6:50 AM,
Anonymous said…
ang lalim naman suskowww!!!almost 4gets ko na dialectical historical materialism concept...ano nga ba yun?
time and again, history tells us na indi vibes ung interests of the rich and the poor in terms of wealth and power. it seems a government must decide if it is a government for the proletariat or for the burgoise, only then can it relentlessly pursue its objectives and hopefully attain said objectives.
Dito naman sa proposed area of study mow...what you see around you today is partly offshoots of man's aspirations and needs.Partly lang becoz there are many other factors in a social setting that comes into play in the decision-making process...perhaps looking into cultural anthropology can be of help.
The direct and extraneous variables are your indicators in validating your theory. Baka you need to do path analysis to measure the strength between and among the variables in your study.
Pakishare naman sa findings mow when you have them...good luck sistah!
shee
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