Hi. I am working on Kurt Vonnegut's novel and there is a sentence which I find difficult.
Here it goes;

“That profession,” said Halyard, quoting by memory from the Manual,
“that profession specializing in the cultivation, by applied psychology in mass communication media, of favorable public opinion with regard to controversial issues and institutions, without being offensive to anyone of importance, and with the continued stability of the economy and society its primary goal.”

"the continued stability of the economy and society its primary goal"

I can grasp what it means but feels like grammatically weird.

"society ITS primary goal" ???

If it were "..economy and society AS primary goal", it makes sense for me.

can someone explain it to me?

Thanks in advance