SOC 3310 Study Guide - Trans-Cultural Diffusion, Utopia, Social Democracy

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3310
• Professor: Reza Barmaki

Document Summary

Varieties of neo-maxian theory: chapter 8 summary: pg. Marx argued that the economic system determined all other sectors of society politics, religion, idea systems he desires to integrate theory and practice. Because the dialectic is characterized by the notion that there s continual feedback and interactions among various sectors of society, marx couldn t take a deterministic position. Agger argued that economic determinism reached its peak as an interpretation of marxian theory during the period of the second communist international, between 1889 and 1914 seen as the apex of early market capitalism. Friedrich engels led the way in this interpretation of marxian theory, and discussed capitalism as unavoidable because of inventors improvement, and the capitalists desire for profit the workers fight the capitalist class. Crucial element = economic structures of capitalism that determine individual thought/action. Sought to restore the dialectic between the subjective & objective aspects of social life.