SOC203H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Position Paper, Exogamy, Paradigm Shift

75 views2 pages
21 Jul 2012
School
Department
Course
Professor

Document Summary

Position paper: inequality/distribution of wealth/ division of labor/ how society is functioning under inequality/ gender roles. The only lens (religion) they use to view the world emphasizes on untoucbability and caste system. Delits ( lower caste) do all the dirty jobs. The caste system is the core of hindu religion (for the betterment of the society) Paradigm shift when they see inequality in education. Collective consciousness cannot be found on urban streets, but can be found while on campus. Weber is often said to communicate with the spirit of marx. Certain motives in caste system and connected to power and inequality. The central question for weber is often connected to culture. There is no absolute objective scientific analysis of culture. Everything we do in culture is subjective, the only way to explain meaning is to define it. He takes culture (historical process that in time leads to social change and in times reinforces itself) very seriously.

Get access

Grade+20% off
$8 USD/m$10 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Grade+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
40 Verified Answers
Class+
$8 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Class+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
30 Verified Answers

Related Documents