Sociology 1025A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Bourgeoisie, Rationality, Social Inequality
2 Nov 2016
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Focused on the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The few people with power manipulate those below them with no power. Non-voluntary experience that is forced upon us (i. e. the way we experience education, the way roles are set up) The privileged are always at the top, and the workers are always exploited. The only way to change inequality is to get rid of capitalism. People on welfare have difficulties getting off of welfare due to the way the system is set up, developing countries will always be dependent on developed nations. Not set up to bring us together or encourage group behaviour. Set up to remove people from social experiences. The amount of people who make products that they could never afford to buy. Set up to not build relationships, but to keep people separate (ex. Schools grouping individuals by years, competitive atmosphere) Technology will be used to save money and be more efficient (ex.
