SOCY 122 Lecture Notes - Class Conflict, Bourgeoisie, Tradition

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 122
• Professor: Rob Beamish

Document Summary

Capitalism to be largely based on irrationality: individuals are ruled by abstractions . Karl marx saw class as related to the means of production (only bourgeoisie and proletariat) Marx predicted revolution would occur in industrial societies as the workers rebelled against the owners. Social classes- ruling class had the most power. The wealthy have the most means which gave them political power. Economy is core to society: start at economy materialism. A lot of the problems in the society came due to obsession in materialism. He is known for capitalism believing in it. Believed in cartesian method, which was to view the mind as being wholly separate from the physical body. Sensation and the perception of reality are thought to be the source of untruth and illusions, with the only reliable truths to be had in the existence of a metaphysical mind.