SOC100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Petite Bourgeoisie, Intersectionality, Class Conflict
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Intersectionality recap: class and inequality, race, class and gender using intersectionality, announcements. Intersectionality recap: so far, we"ve discussed the importance of gender and race: Both represent a spectrum of characteristics that are grouped (sometimes problematically) into categories. Both socialize us into roles with accompanying expectations: behaviours, attitudes and lifestyles (i. e. , we use the terms gendered and racialized as verbs) But what about class: the origins of class (from marx) are primarily economic. Class struggle is characterized by relationship to the means of production. But how does marx"s understanding of class help us better understand inequality: assumptions, marx"s conflict theory begins with an assumption that people want to work, not just have to. It is productive work, not leisure, that under the right conditions is the ideal human activity . Private property: owners and workers have different relations to the means of production, owners are trying to maximize wealth, workers are trying to make a living.
