The GENERAL CONTEXT of such use is:
the pressing sociological question of the moment: Refers to those persons who prejudicially ignore the fact of those social conditions which must be fulfilled before it becomes possible to state scientifically the social functions of an institution: it is no accident that the moment of transition from ruthless methods of imposition to more subtle (and supposedly humane) methods is doubtless the most favorable moment for bringing to light the objective truth of the imposition of power upon society, in whatever way and by whatever means such may be.