SOC220H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Class, Capital Accumulation, Surplus Labour
Document Summary
Lecture 4: theoretical and historical perspectives on inequality: Social inequality and social class: thomas, m. (2012). Class, state, and power: unpacking social: mcnally, d. (2002). The colour of money: race, gender, and the many oppressions of. Means of production: anything that enables you to produce: instruments, equipment, land etc. Relations of production: relations that revolve around the use, control, and ownership over the means of production and the products of human labour. Mode of production: the dominant type of relations of production in the society as a whole: ex. Capitalism"s 3 basic requirements for its functioning: resources, labour, markets. Feudalism preceding capitalism: mainly land owners (aristocrats) and peasants (serfs, serfs lived on the estate of the landlord, serfs had access to the land in exchange for services (ex. % or part of the produce: landlords and serfs were bonded, landlords took care of the serfs while serfs fulfilled their obligations.
