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Research Paper | Sociology | Volume 15 Issue 2, February 2026 | Pages: 958 - 963 | India
Conscientizing Society through Conscious Cultures: Theoretical Synthesis, and Societal Implications
Abstract: This paper brings together Freire?s idea of praxis and Habermas?s theory of communicative action, placing them within the wider ideas of Mannheim, Foucault, Giddens, and Weber. By doing so, it shows how culture, language, and power work together to shape how groups think and act. (Critical Theory, n.d.) The study offers a framework where reflective learning, open discussion, and responsive institutions support efforts for social change in domains like education, policy, civil society, and organisations. (Knickel et al., 2019) It also looks at how systems of knowledge and institutional rules can either help or limit significant change. (Habermas, 1981) Finally, the paper suggests ways to design policies, update curricula, and encourage community governance that support open public debate and ethical reflection, while warning about the dangers of too much technocratic control and activism that is only for show. (Collins, 2024).
Keywords: Conscientization, Discourse, Power/knowledge, Structuration, Ideology/utopia, Rationalization, Reflexivity, Deliberation
How to Cite?: Narendra Singh Sachaan, "Conscientizing Society through Conscious Cultures: Theoretical Synthesis, and Societal Implications", Volume 15 Issue 2, February 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 958-963, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR26216001902, DOI: https://dx.dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR26216001902