Sociology 2240E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Precariat, Ibm Officevision, Aristocracy
4 Jun 2015
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Reading: manifesto of the communist party by marx and engels pg 15. The modern industrialized world has been shaped by one such subordinate class the bourgeoisie, or merchant class in its struggle against the aristocratic elite of feudal society. The bourgeoisie have risen to the status of dominant class in the modern industrial world, shaping political institutions and society according to its own interests. Far from doing away with class struggle, this once subordinate class, now dominant, has replaced one class struggle with another. The bourgeoisie is the most spectacular force in history to date. The merchants" zeal for accumulation has led them to conquer the globe, forcing everyone everywhere to adopt the capitalist mode of production. The bourgeois view, which sees the world as one big market for exchange, has fundamentally altered all aspects of society, even the family, destroying traditional ways of life and rural civilizations and creating enormous cities in their place.
