POL 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Winnipeg General Strike, For Marx, Class Consciousness
29 Jan 2014
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A grouping of people who have a similar position on the economy and related social status: perspectives on class. Society is divided between o the working class (who sells its labor) and the capitalist class (who owns the means of production). For marx, the interest of the bourgeoisie must be protected o. Weber status groups ranked according to wealth and prestige (education) o. Statistical/analytical perspective used to measure class (statistical tool that allows us to analyze groups) Objective vs subjective class perspective (class consciousness) ex: 40g-80g = middle class. Nobility, underclass (lumpenroletariat), new middle class: what is class analysis (for an example, read panitch) Political phenomena as the product of unequal access to power, authority, and influence that are rooted in the unequal organization of the economy. Class and canadian politics: no class politics in canada, the political system and parties are organized in such a way that people"s identity is their status in the economy (rather than religion, etc. )
