SOCI 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Middle Ages, Individualism, For Marx
1 Sep 2016
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The state is the institutional arrangement of civil laws and regulations. In canada, laws and rag"s. enforceable by agents of the federal, provincial and municipal governments. The canadian government- given the authority by its citizens. Parliament in ottawa (federal: queen"s park ontario (provincial, city hall toronto (municipal) The political realm is one institution regulating society. Politics and economics are distinct in holding society together. The state is a fair and neutral arbitrator between upper, middle and lower class. Laws and regulations are carved out of political policies or acceptable standards for the common good. Marxist on the state: marxists suggest that there is a direct link between politics and economy, k. marx was a political economist. For marx, the ideas of any epoch are the ideas of the ruling class (ideology: karl marx-power is directly linked to social class interests. Feudalism= aristocracy over peasantry: capitalism= bourgeoisie over proletariat, class, status, poverty. Max weber = power, status and interaction.
