SOCIOL 3P03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ralf Dahrendorf, Benito Mussolini, Class Conflict

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 3P03
• Professor: Iga Mergler

Document Summary

Approaches in early neo-marxian theory theoretical ideas so that they better explain more recent developments in capitalist society. Neo-marxian theory attempts to reinterpret, revise or update marx"s: early neo-marxian theory covers the period between the (cid:883)(cid:890)(cid:891)(cid:882)"s (cid:883)(cid:891)(cid:886)(cid:882)"s. Most work translated into english by the (cid:889)(cid:882)"s: written in either german or italian, largely inaccessible to english language scholars for many years, marx played important role in criticisms of structural functionalism. Marxian influenced theorists ralf dahrendorf (german) & c: economic determinism, hegelian marxism. Inaccessibility of early neo-marxian theory in structural functionalism conservative orientation power structure in the united states: critiques the focus on social order & lack of attention on social conflict. Developed theories of conflict or power: developed an empirically based & politically leftist theory of the. Wright mills (american) played important role in criticisms of. & change social movements: growing acceptance of neo-marxism in the (cid:889)(cid:882)"s & (cid:890)(cid:882)"s. Developed the concept of the state & theories of the state.