ADJUS-121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Factory Acts, Marxism, Bourgeoisie
26 Aug 2020
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Marx viewed society as primarily an uneasy relationship between two groups with incompatible economic interests: Bourgeoisie has money whereas the proletariats do not, one has status the other does not. The law will favour the bourgeoisie and enable them ad family formations will continue to support the structure, our education and mass media. Needs of capital dictate law (base superstructure) i. e chambliss. How we believe things should be: who should work, who should be trusted, who should be in power etc. William chambliss a sociological analysis of the laws of vagrancy (social problems, In 1274 there was a statute designed to provide religious houses with some financial relief from the burden of providing foods and shelter to travelers. By 1349 the statute made it a crime to give alms to any who were unemployed while being sound mind and body.
