SOCI 1002H Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Homicide, Feudalism, Neoliberalism
18 Jan 2018
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Paradox: theory can enable lack of freedom (can be good or bad: reinforcing social structures, augment power of the state , eg: criminal justice system or welfare state. What is social theory: what is, what will be, and what should be, answered through empirical research: collection of data, example: homicide rates in canada. Case study: theorizing the nation state: what is the state, where did it come from and why, how does it control you, depends on what kind of sociologist you are . Welfare state (1940s-1980s: liberalism 1700s-1900s early capitalism; end of feudalism; rise of secularization; and individualism against central authority, neo-liberalism 1990s-present modern capitalism: global market expansion and no regulation of market; no society only individual. Private sphere: accumulation and control of wealth, e. g. jobs and wages. State as a manager: law, military, prisons, hospitals, schools. Public sphere: consequences of inequality, e. g. poverty, pollution, unemployment, crime.
