SOC395H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Body Language, Social Inequality, Erik Olin Wright
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Case study: how you compare to the us. Clothing ------------------------ misleading because this may not be consistent with lives at home. Food ------ may favour more variety of foods (cultural omnivores not really a clear class) Material goods ----- may buy things that are out of their range but they still buy it. *course material* lecture resources* theorist work sheet* -- for the test shift in social inequality research. Traditional understandings of class marx extended by weber. Participation in work allows people to earn an income* Marx believed that people wanted to work --- (cid:862)produ(cid:272)tive(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)e(cid:374)joya(cid:271)le(cid:863) = people wanted to do this. Alienates people from the enjoyable and productive aspect of life (perverts understanding of work) Dimension = the specifiable aspect of the variable. Interactions between meaningful social statuses such as race, class and gender that impact opportunities and life trajectories *kenshaw* -- how people see things. 2 large classes: bourgeoisie (owners, proletariat (workers)
