A Human Design Between Toxic Type Social Change and Postmodernity

Abstract

People produce certain types of people in every period they live in the context of their own needs and interests. The self-sacrifice of human beings for the society in which they live, which is a characteristic of modern times, has disappeared with postmodernism, and each individual has become a subject of their own. In addition, social ties and control have loosened in the social structure and this relaxed environment has socially prepared the ground for the formation of different human typologies. One of these typologies is the toxic individual as the other is the subject of accusations and complaints, about whom everyone talks but no one takes it upon themselves. The aim of this study is based on Max Weber's ideal type and subjectively revealing the typological characteristics of the toxic personality formed as a result of social change in an abstract field. The individual of the modern age is the individual who lives for society and devotes himself to society. However, with the social change that occurred with postmodernism, the modern individual integrated into society has freed himself from the pressure of society and turned into a type that lives for himself and prioritizes his own interests in his social actions. When this phenomenon is evaluated in the context of personal rights and freedoms, it seems good in theory. However, the individual who prioritizes himself/herself without recognizing the responsibility and moral principles required by bilateral relations in the social sphere can cause social unrest and dissolution as it leads to the emergence of social conflicts and makes other people feel used. As a result, threats such as racism, cyberbullying, sexual violence, threats to social identity, social isolation, insecurity, and loneliness due to toxic individuals can emerge.