SOC227H5 Lecture : Lecture#1- History of Industrial Capitalism
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The five aspects: feudal society, mercantile capitalism, early industrialization. Text introduction, pp: xix (19) to xxvii (27); chapter 1:1-10. Theoretical approaches towards work (marx, weber, durkheim) Conclusions at the end of each chapter* (start w/ conclusion to get overview) Chapter 1: def. of industrialzation and capitalism. Authors mixed them up: how we got where we are today. Shift of business from ns to on. How coal mining contributed to where we are today. How did we get to where we are today: 6 stages (covering three) All species have to find food, shelter, raising their young, defending yourself from enemies. Aspects of work become similar to human aspects. Some aspects of work are genetic accompanied us since evolution. Its also more than genetics; tools = work. In the last 4000 years there have been dramatic changes in behaviour due to (1) new tools/tec.
