SOC203H1 Chapter Notes -Georg Simmel, The Communist Manifesto, Primitive Communism
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A classless society; characterized by communal control over production. Only communism and primitive communism are classless, the other types of production are characterized by inequality. *** (refer to the study) americans don"t necessarily associate prestige with income level, prestige and fame also don"t automatically correlate. Individuals with a high income don"t necessarily receive a corresponding level of prestige. The distinction between social category and social group: categories are more depersonalized, but groups are usually voluntary. Weber states that a class isn"t necessarily a community (agreeing with marx) Distinction between a class in itself and a class for itself is class consciousness. Class: weber partly agrees but also disagrees with marx. It matters what kind of property one owns (not just ownership), also differentiating what type of services sold. Status: social honour determines prestige; certain categories carry more than others. Party: political power is not reducible to economic power; conceptually they must be kept separate.
