SOCI 3430 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Louis Althusser, Structural Marxism, Bourgeoisie
23 Jul 2016
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You cannot understand class unless you look at marxism analyses. Class is defined in terms of one"s social and economic status. E. g. , capitalist: owners of physical and financial means of economic activities (the bourgeoisie) Petty bourgeoisie: self-employed persons who do not hire any paid worker but may rely on unpaid family labor . The middle class: employees of the state or the private sector, in administrative- managerial and professional-technical positions . The working class: generally refers to workers who do not own the means of economic activity (the proletariat) Social class refers to the hierarchal stratification and distinctions between individuals, groups, and communities within the same society, nation-state, or culture. In such distinctions, one"s socio-economic position in society plays a determining role in defining one-s class position. The feudal mode of production: in medieval europe. Class today has become more fragmented and complex; but has not gone away.
