SOC 1101 Study Guide - Class Conflict, Imaginary Audience, Racialization
Document Summary
Pursuit of profit is the most important in capitalist regime. Concerned with results of this system, worried with social fragmentation, disintegration and conflict. Exploitation in pursuit of profit therefore creating conflict within capitalization and capitalist society. Bourgeoisie - industrialists, capitalists (ie, owns means of production) Proletariat - working class (ie, selling labour to bourgeoisie) Tension and struggle causing fraught in relationship. Self-realization to work - humans have an innate drive to work and marx argued that motivation is needed for humans to work. Ultimate aim of society is to be productivists. Capitalism inverted world of work and turned it against the workers. Conditions of work is the epitome of revelling against the rive toe work. Capitalism leading to alienation (disconnection to work) Absence of control over the product = alienation. Indifferent and hostile towards work and framework of industrial production within capitalist system. No opportunities for change in a capitalist environment.
