Sociology 2240E Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Frankfurt School, Critical Theory, Social Class

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2240E
• Professor: Amanda Zavitz

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5 things: perspective that stems from classical social theory of marx and conflict theory, critical, connects marx and weber, agency and structure, objective and subjective. The conflict is between the rich and poor. Simply looking at ones relation to production is too simplistic. Atte(cid:373)pt to e(cid:454)pa(cid:374)d o(cid:374) (cid:373)a(cid:396)(cid:454)"s (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)eptualizatio(cid:374) of (cid:272)lass. To critize an argument is to be critical. Critical theorist attempting to merge together weber and marx. Looking ideologically at how we are often controlled by hidden messages. Attempt to connect objectivity(durkheim) and subjectivity(weber) : merge together made by founding classical sociologist. To be critical is to unpack the argument, and make an argument on its own. To explain how whatever issue benefits the people in power. Critical theory founded in germany in the early 1920 (1923) Mostly his earlier work associated with frankfurt school. Marx + hegel : psychoanalysis completed by freud. Attempting to bridge together what it means objective and subjective.