SOAN 2040 Lecture Notes - Proletariat, Profit Motive, Labour Power
1 Apr 2014
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Transition from feudalism to capitalism 12th-19th century in western europe, yates identifies four stages: Society is divided into a landowning class and a landless class. Previously serfs were tied to the land and has certain rights of access once they lost this they were gradually forced to sell their labour power in order to survive, ie become the working class. Violence by propertied class or newly formed governments in service of the landowners, e. g. criminalizing the use of private land (poaching, trespassing laws, etc. ) Revolution a complete change in the way of life. Think about the ways that the nature of work has been transformed within the capitalist mode of production. Include a basic definition of work and then list two or three aspects of work that are not present in any other mode of production. Your answer should be concise; we only want a one-page response. Use both readings and lecture material, but answer in your own words.
