SOCIOL 1A06 Lecture Notes - Dependency Theory, International Development, Walt Whitman Rostow
8 Dec 2013
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1a06- introduction to sociology tuesday, nov. 26, 2013. Feminist theory: inequality caused by male political, legal and economic advantage. 1 on 1 relationships (particularly between men and women) Criticism: too much focus on gender and not enough on other issues. Erik olin wright (neo-marxist): contradictory class locations (some occupational groups have divided loyalties) The idea that sometimes some people in occupational groups have divided loyalties. Manager of a company divided loyalties to the owner who pays for your salary and the workers that you are managing. The middle class is not one homogenous group. Not clear cut where its worker vs. powerful. Frank parkin (neo- weberian): social groups maximize their own interests by restricting access to resources and opportunities. Technological base of a society will determine the amount of inequality. Managers/ ceos have power and share profits. Economic wealth is the core of our society. As industrialization continued, inequality would get better.
