Abstract
The question of the relationship between culture and society is one of the central themes of the first generation of Critical Theory, it extends from possession speech of Max Horkheimer at the Institute of Social Research to Adorno’s last texts. This article aims to follow the issue along this trajectory. To this end, it focuses on commenting on some decisive concepts: culture, authority and family; affirmative culture; materialist theory of culture; cultural industry and culture in the administered world.
Keywords:
Critical Theory; Cultural industry; Culture and administration; Materialist theory of culture; Affirmative culture