SOCB30H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Proletariat, Class Conflict, Net.
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Recap: spaces like our families, social relationships, our workplaces, classrooms, etc. The making of the rules is inexplicably linked to the ruler"s action in doing the rules. Def: power relational - power is something that is exercised or active. It"s not something passive and objectively a property of someone or something. Contingent, ie. prof making decisions on deadlines exercise power. Once she steps out of classroom, other dynamics come into play. You can exercise power in one arena in your life but that doesn"t mean you have the same kind of power in another arena of your life. Certain people who have all the money and recognized forms of authority have tremendous power over people who don"t. It"s always a potentiality of all social relations that you can challenge and test power and also undermine its potency if it"s your goal. The exercise of power can often be masked or hidden.
