d nation. The result – increased marginality, requiring the redevelopment of the individual’s place in society (Davies, 1963), increased instability of a more mobile society (Arieli, 1964), societal fragmentation, with individuals finding it harder to identify with their society and communities (Taylor, 1991), and, organizations which become independent entities with personalities that supercede the individuals within (Kurtz, 1969). Essentially individuals become increasingly dislocated from traditional community, losing the benefit of social stability and belongingness. As a fundamental need, individuals long to be “part” of something – “The social needs are those that arise from the deep desire people have to get together, be together, and stay together” (Davies, 1963: 31). If individuals are no longer able to fulfill this social need through community stability, they search for it through means that are more transitive, i.e., through like-minded individuals and groups. Such groups offer a stable and comfortable forum that can provide both the social need for belongingness, as well as stand the rigors of a mobile, marginalized, and fragmented society. The result of such action, however, is further marginalization and fragmentation, as individual groups take on their own version of “we” versus “they” cynicism mentioned earlier, fueling more environmental stimuli which further alienates more and more individuals focused on group wants and needs over societal goals.Disrespect for Rule-Governed Practices of Democracy. Tied to the repercussions of rapid industrial growth is the growth of prosperity. Although on its face prosperity seems harmless, though excess, as with anything, creates its own set of difficulties. “Wealth, by the power it bestows, deceives us into believing that we depend on ourselves only. Reducing the resistance we encounter from objects, i...
