Sociology 2240E Study Guide - Final Guide: Thesis Statement, Social Fact, Macroethics
10 Apr 2020
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Intro sentence - dol widely discussed; preliminary writings of smith, durkheim, and marx guide sociological discussion. C. brief overview: dol and how it happened, smith (benefits), durkheim (neutral), marx (consequences). Definition: process of dividing creation of a product into various steps (smith, 140) ii. Mental and physical division of labour (marx, a. Increased skill, ability to perform 1 task very well ii. B. organic solidarity (372-374) i. individuality, everyone is unique ii. A. alienation all forms of alienation create self alienation (292) i. Product: 1 small task, don"t recognize product when it is done, can"t buy product ii. Others: trapped in repetitive work, isolated, don"t need help a. Become more self interested, lose fellow- feeling (smith, 147). iii. Labour: cog in the machine, unable to fulfill moral needs. a. Moral needs separate humans from animals (283) b. Only means of subsistence, no moral consciousness = animal like/savage (283) iv.
