SOCI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Single Parent, Culture Industry, Megacity
5 Sep 2016
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Just herd no crops (not fertile land) Belief in a single god, concerned with human mortality. Tough guys of history attack, rape, terrorize. Emphasis on men not pushed around, can stand up for themselves. Changed the way people would live/work for the next 150 years. Emerged in britain around 1750 with new technologies. Machines: usually powered by fossil fuels replace human and animal labors. 344 human hours for 100 bushels of corn. 3 human hours for 100 bushels of corn. Can also be seen as a giant step backwards. But not for individuals who had to move. Ruled by the rhythms of nature ruled by the clock. We are the beneficiaries of their sacrifice. Middle class emerges inequality eventually declines. Men and women become more equal (elias) We expect to be richer than before, every year. We have more wealth so we spend more. High birth/death rates give way to low birth/death rates (demographic transition)
