Sociology 2240E Chapter Notes -Fetishism, Bourgeoisie, Human Nature
2 Dec 2012
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Main interest: historical basis of inequality under capitalism and how to change it. Hegel believed that the contradictions of historical change could be worked out in our understanding where marx believed that these contradictions could only be resolved by a life and death struggle that changes the social world. Example: heart of capitalism is the contradictory interests of the capitalists who own private property and the means of production and the workers who only have their labour power to sell. Capitalist s goal is to exploit laborers to increase efficiency and profit, while worker s goal is to retain some of this profit for himself or herself. Social values are not separable from social facts; they are intertwined to foster possible solutions to the problems that currently exist. Causal relationship does not flow in one direction (x y) ; it flows in a reciprocal fashion (x y) .
