The social psychologist and humanistic philosopher Erich Fromm was very much determining to exploration of the deep ills of modern society, and how overcome from them. Fromm’s primary emphasis is on evaluating the sanity of contemporary society, which he suggests often deny its citizen’ basic human needs of productive activity, self-actualization, freedom and love. He suggests that the mental health of a society cannot be assessed in an abstract manner but must focus on specific economic, social and political factors at play in any given society and should consider whether these factors contribute are conducive to mental stability. Fromm’s foremost interests were analyzing social systems and their impact on the mental health of the individual as well as society. In this way he reaches further and asks: “Can a society be sick?” He finds that it can, arguing that Western culture is immersed in a “pathology of normalcy” that affects the mental health of individuals.