Contemporary Social Theory

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It is the make up of the interrelated institutions that form society, as the interrelated organs make up the human body.
The materialist approach argues that humans are unique because we can produce solutions for material wants and needs; that material production is the most important human activity (Knuttila, 1996, p.163). It is the way we organize our solutions to wants and needs that shapes society. The manner in which we satisfy our needs is referred to as our modes of production. The modes of production include the tools people use, the technologies society has created, and the acquired skills and knowledge, all in relation to material production. The organization and social relations in material production forms
an economic order and that economic order shapes society. All aspects of society is influenced by the economic institutions.
There are numerous differences between the preceding approaches. A major difference is in viewing the foundations of society. ...

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