SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Social Forces, Anthony Giddens, Anomie

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Early 20th century loss of innocence. Analysis of society undertaken in earnest by disciplines. Sociology: methodology and theory for analyzing society. Virtually all marxist treatments of the state begin with the fundamental observation that the state in capitalist society broadly serves the interests of the capitalist class . The protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism in 1902. The methodology of the social sciences in 1949. Theme: that no on factor (such as marx"s economic division) defines class. Many factors such as culture as well as access to important societal resources such as economic, social and political power contribute. He developed a multidimensional approach to the study of social stratification. Suspected that religion might be the key. Protestantism overtook catholicism after the reformation of the 1500"s. The protestant belief system (especially calvinism) encouraged people to embrace change. Catholic belief accumulation of material objects was a sign of greed and discontent.

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