Sociology 2259 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Frankfurt School, False Consciousness, White-Collar Crime
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Covers only the material since the last exam (though the inal exam is cumulaive) *only what we focus on today in class (from this chapter) will be on the test next week (and the inal exam) You don"t need to read any further in your chapter. Similar to interpreive theories in that they focus on the underdog (though it isn"t just an outcome of research it is one of the primary reasons for doing it) What produces underdogs: capitalism via exploitation, capitalism not only produces underdogs, but it keeps them under through exploitaion. Deviance, poverty, greed, disadvantage, and injusice are systemic and structural: they are not the fault of universal laws (posiivisic theories) or individual choices (interpreive theories) Criical and conlict theories expose these structures and systems that increase wealth and advantage for some while exploiing others. Fundamentals of criical and conlict theories: rules are made by the powerful, whether they are legal or customary.