SMC219Y1 Lecture Notes - Cottage Cheese, Putting-Out System, Commodity Fetishism
11 Jan 2014
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Cottage industry: cottage cheese became the cheese you could make at own; from curdled milk; easy to make, but because of the revolution, it was much easier to make it in mass quantities. A tool to keep the workers quiet; hard work will lead you to heaven. Something that you"re attracted to with reasons beyond. Use religion (called the opiate of the masses, a drug to keep them quiet) Therefore they make the workers want the goods, feel that they. Makes us consume more than we need to by: (this is. Perceived; the idea that some brands are worth more than others because of their status thinking that it"s superior in its reputation something prestigious ideas; just because it"s more expensive, doesn"t necessarily make it better. Value of a good can be based on flawed. People want others to know that they own.
