Romanticizing Dunlop’s View of an Industrial Relations System: Fortifying the Standards of Living (Part 1)

ANTO COMETA

Stability and contentment are two of the major concerns that an individual would want to have particularly for those consumed by society’s repression and inequalities. Elevating an individual’s condition in terms of his status in both socio-economic and personal is a daunting task since numerous factors both internal and external necessitates high consideration prior to executing the decisions (to be) made.

Costing the operational costs to run your life seems to be the most pragmatic approach or method to do yet it appears to lack essence as you (want to) move forward or as you unify institutional views with your personal needs. Perversions of current notions, beliefs and ideologies consummated into actions are at the most that you could perform to satisfy the yearning yet not totally disregarding the normative principles set by society.

A lot of people are under the impression that defiance of institutional standards could lead to progressive modification of the existing paradigm. However, the basis seems to fall short of facts as society has proven its influence, power and control despite the shifting trends. Does defiance modify the paradigm, or does one have to demolish in order to create a new one?

The concepts of stability and contentment are by-products derived from the common ideologies and beliefs shared by individuals involved in a certain system. These ideas are the key elements that integrate the system as functional unit of society. Changing the paradigm necessitates a major shift in the existing ideological equilibrium. Consequently, this will create a new set of rules within the entire system that will characterize and delineate the position(s), function(s) and relationship(s) of the actors within the system.

There are risks that should be calculated and highly considered prior to deciding as to what should be done to rectify or uplift one’s existence. Those risks are the things that are responsible for the stagnation or alteration of one’s being. Whatever the (preferred) outcome, it’s the individual’s choice to make.