SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Proletariat, Feminist Theory, Determinism
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Max weber: built a career around criticizing karl marx. Wasn"t against everything marx said, but he said marx got a few things wrong. Marx: key movers in society are bourgeoisie and proletariat and you have to look at conflict between two classes in order to find society"s. Weber wrote approx. a century later than marx. Weber: middle class provide stability in society, they mediate conflict between upper and lower. The stronger the middle class, the less conflict in society. The first to promote middle class was aristotle. Marx thought the system of capitalism and distinction between proletarians and bourgeoisie would disappear. Weber said it probably wouldn"t happen, especially in the west. Weber is often pointed out as one key movers of symbolic interactionism. Sociologists should focus on meaning that is produced through our interactions with one another. Other sociologists: start with big picture and work down to small picture. Weber: start with small picture and work our way up.
