SLGY 2131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Class Conflict, Class Consciousness, Mahatma Gandhi
21 Mar 2017
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Similar and different from marx o marx saw class as your relation to the means of production. Marx is only about the means of production o for weber it is your ability to participate in the market (what skills do you have?) Problem of classes is conflict and inequality. Our ability to participate in the market is the way in which class is structured. Large middle class that rests between the extremes (rich. Conditions for class to exist o for weber, your status puts you in the category. Status is the commonality in lifestyles (similar social status) Look at the status of the individual over how much they own. Ie; pope owns nothing (goods, production) but has one of the highest classes in terms of respect. What you consume puts you in a class, not how much money you have (on the other hand marx is all about what you produce) Class conflict and number of classes in capitalism.
