SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Antonio Gramsci, Social Inequality, Civil Society
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Major emphasis: how is social inequality maintained: consider: Definition: normative system of social actions with rules, social norms, standardized behavior. Berger and luckmann (1966): institutions have a history that predates our birth and thus confront individuals as undeniable facts [that we cannot] wish away . Promoting conformity, giving up the right to control: does not deal will with conflict. Past political and social institutions impact current political, social and economic outcomes: marx: the struggles of the working class. Policies are structured by formal structures and rules and procedures. Institutions shape individuals through cognitive scripts that provides the frame of reference within which behavior is interpreted: if you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Hegemony: the reproduction of power of a dominant state or person. The key aspect: reproduction of power is not through force or domination: active consent, the mobilization and production of the active consent of the masses.
