This post calls for some RED ink.

        Etzioni defines the old age problem that we are facing as “an exit from an entrapping dilemma: how to maintain both social order and personal autonomy in one and the same society…how to construct a society that protects its members from one another-from civil war to violent crime…”  I guess I am not one hundred percent sure what I make of other theorists who have also made comments about this old age problem, such as Parsons, Marx, and Freud.  My opinions would align most likely with Freud, who believes that order does not come without cost in a society.  I believe this and support this completely.  Chaos is what makes life happen, and it is a product of order.  Order causes chaos in a way, and I guess one would ask how is this possible?  Harmony can only last so long in a world that is constantly changing.  From harmony comes disequilibrium, hence order to chaos.  Freud also points out that people in society cannot be fully socialized, meaning they cannot fully be immersed in society.  I could be interpreting this incorrectly (someone correct me if I am wrong), but I believe he means that people are not totally honest and they often keep parts of themselves to themselves, which is selfish.  To me, being totally socialized would mean to not hold back and to tear down ones walls.  However, let us all think about this…is it even possible not to build invisible walls to protect ones dignity? Secrets? I may be totally off my rocker on this one, however my interpretation of his words resonates with me.  I agree with this above Parsons and Marx because it is real to me and it is something I can actually see in people, myself included.  The reason I do not agree with Parsons is because he takes the “rainbows and butterflies approach”.  Optimism is good, however it is not realistic in the society we live in.  One belief that sticks out to me in the part where he believes in shared values in a society.  Let’s face it, if we al shared the same values we would not be engaging in wars, arguments, and chaos would be a rarity.  As for Marx, I believe he is too far left on the subject saying that social order is a false conception.  This is a bold statement that has not be adequately backed from what I read in the article.  I may sound completely out of my mind with my opinions and outlook, however there you go people.  This is how I feel.