SOC 420 Lecture 5: soc 420 november 2nd
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What we don"t have in material things: he meaning of them, representation of them. When used in the theoretical sense what can we imagine. What we do with an object depends on our cultural context. Different from epistemology: how we know what we know. Thomas: the moment we live in is not just about the present, but is always connected to the past, the story you tell is not just about canada, but is connected to racism, and transnationalism, etc. If we think with a lens of historical materialism, we can go back and see what weber and marx said. Important to understand marx and weber before understanding bourdieu"s concept of class. Instead of just having two classes like marx said, there are more. It involves struggle rather than set categories. Class based identity around who you are and what you do.
