SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Hidden Curriculum, Structural Functionalism, Feminist Theory
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Was writing after marx; had an idea and reading the values of marx"s ideas. Noticed that dissolution of capitalism is not true; so maybe there were some gaps. Max weber said our society is more complex than what marx said. Marx said how people earned their livelihood and money, the factories and there are two groups of people: bourgeoisie and proletariat. Max weber said it"s more complex than that (the manager, nurse etc. Overstating the role of the economic system and people"s lives; how they make money can impact one"s life, but there are other factors that can impact one"s life as well. Weber critiqued marx"s work in two ways. Structural determinism - an individual life is shaped by social structure. Looking at how people interact with each other, how people shape through interactions, how people act and interact matters. Society is created, recreated and modified continuously by human activity.
