SOCI 2070 Lecture 3: good examples

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Re: power by martina resko - thursday, 29 september 2016, 7:17 pm. The concept of power as understood by marx explains the ways in which power is maintained through a system of domination, in which control is exercised by the ruling class over the working class (brock 2016). Power, therefore rests primarily in the possession of economic resources. Yet, it is important to note that according to the marxist point of view, power is exercised in order to maintain social inequality (brock. The capitalist system is inherently exploitative; the wages paid to the working class are less than the value of the commodities sold. Marx would analyze power through the purchases that jasmine made; for instance, he would question the ways in which the items that jasmine bought were produced and exchanged. These are the types of questions that marx would ask in order to reveal and understand the power relations involved in the process of production and exchange.

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