SOC263H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Primitive Communism, Proletariat, Bourgeoisie
2017-01-12
Lec 2
Marx and Class Conflict
- Mar’s otriutios are diffiult to assess of the histor of iilizatio ad his
contribution globally
- Mar said oe ppl eoe aare of their oppressio the’ll gai lass osiousess
and incite revolution and the system itself should collapse
- In his examination in western society it moves in a linear position
1. Primitive communism
Hunger gatherers
Stratification emerges
2. Ancient society –master and slave
3. Feudal Society- lord and serf
4. Capitalist Society – the bourgeoisie and proletariat
5. advanced communist
Industrial Capitalism Characterized its own Contradictions
1. Constant drive to wealth accumulation
2. Narrowing of class structure- forced everyone into bourgeoisie or proletariat
3. Homogenization of Labor- workers were deskilled and replaced by the parts of the
factory production
4. Crisis in profit- intense competition at lowest costs
5. Alienation- workers feel alienated from the products they make, no pride
-Classes are based on their relations to production and in status groups are based on
consumption
- social closure- once you’re at elite you close the door to new entries, the access to the top is
left narrow, and ensured that its tough to get up there
- Mechanical solidarity- ways in which social solidary emerge from people in shared
occupation status
- Organic solidarity- ura ased i.e. ou do’t ko our neighbors
Modernization Theory
- Modernization and development will gradually improve the lives of all people, even
those in the developing world
- Functionalist approach
Milton Friedman (1912-2006)
– One of the most influential economists of the second half of the 20th century.
– Taught at the University of Chicago
– Capitalism and Freedom (1962)
– - the govn’t should’t play a role in the economy, it creates laziness
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Document Summary
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