SY210 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Bourgeoisie, Upper Class, Labour Power
Document Summary
Views of power role of the state how does each. Doesn"t define power but treats it as legitimate. Between people who have authority and people who don"t- takes place in economic and state institutions. Political conflict plays out in parties and governmental conflict takes place elsewhere. Based less on class and more on new groups organized around race, Organizational framework in which struggle occurs helps bourgeoisie and provides programs and services for everyone. Structure for channelling power of other groups- supports power of capitalists by separating the institutions for dealing with economic conflicts and political conflicts. Capacity of class to realize its interests in a relation of opposition with another class. Relations of autonomy in which actors draw on. Class structure is a social group based on property, education, labour power, divison of labour at work, authoritative power. Evil of capitalism that will disappear with communism. Race and ethnic inequality started before capitalism and will disappear with socialism.
