SOCI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Heterosexuality, Heteronormativity, Sacha Baron Cohen
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This lecture on contemporary social theory" continues with the general preoccupation of conflict theorists, which is analysing : antonio gramsci: hegemony. Sister in law snuggled in writing utensils, snuggles out the notebooks. Accepted marx"s analysis of class inequalities under capitalism. Gramsci: more often they manipulate ideas as a subtle form of control. Marx: capitalists use force/coercion to dominate working class(police, military) Dominating physical force and coercion to enforce class hierarchy. Capitalist class controls ideas because it controls social institutions. Ideological control-dominant ideas reflect capitalist interested, mask social inequalities. The manipulation of ideas as a more subtle form of control. No regime can rule using force alone. Hegemony of capitalist ideas only works when the working class agrees with them. Social institutions(schools, media, religion) disseminate and legitimate ideas. Come to appear as common sense-taken for granted-become hegemonic. Examples of hegemony: capitalism, gender and sexual hegemony.
