Review article

End of Ideology and Postindustrial Society

Dušan Žubrinić ; Građevinski fakultet Zagreb, Kačićeva 26

Abstract

A number of concepts about the end of ideology, especially about the end of socialism, were worked out in the West at the middle of this century. The author, first of all, brings out attitudes of the American sociologist Daniel Bell about the end of ideology from 1967, and about the postindustrial society from 1974. According to bell, the ideologies of liberalism and socialism have become non — adequate and unconvincing, because of the successful development of western capitalism, and because of deformations in the development of socialism in the East. New ideologies of nationalism and industrialization appear in Asia and Africa. D. Bell says that USA postindustrial society on scientific basis appears after the World War II. New society is characterized by »intellectual« technology. Businessmen lose their prestige, the role of managers is lessened, capitalists disappear and a number of intellectual workers increases and they dominate more and more.
The author is of the opinion that D. Bell has not succeeded in his efforts to conceive the new non-capitalist and non-socialist society, in spite of this rather interesting observations and the abundant material that has been gathered. His two attitudes still make him remain within he limits of the existing west capitalist world. Essential social relationships remain unchanged. Postindustrial society is the more developed society, but is not basically the new society. It is a capitalist society without capitalists. Since the objective class differences are still present, the end of ideology is proclaimed in vain. Those scientists who defend the end of ideology are, in fact, to a very high degree, ideologically orientated people. That applies to Bell too.

Keywords

Hrčak ID:

156165

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/156165

Publication date:

30.9.1976.

Article data in other languages: croatian

Visits: 2.207 *