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In the early 16th century there were many political, economic, legal, military, diplomatic and religious problems in European society. The book Utopia, by Thomas More suggests several ways to improve society. This Utopian society, which at first glance appears to be advancement, actually has several disadvantages. Politically there were many problems. For example, the kings abused the power they had, not only politically, but in other aspects of society as well. Much time was spent …

…shopping, unless you are the man of the household. Clearly it is shown that Utopia is nothing at all a perfect society. Implicating a society such as this would be impossible. Even if it was not impossible the new problems that Utopia would create make it no better than the society it is trying to repair. A restricted, male dominated society with no personal freedoms or privacy seriously hinders the positive growth of a society.