SOSC 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mcjob, Judith Butler, Angela Davis
26 Aug 2019
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It separates the haves from the have nots. Generally there is an equal distribution of the means of production with them sitting in the hands of a few filthy rich corporations and individuals. Without access to the means of production, people are forced to sell their labor in order to survive: examples: La toma: the workers took over the closed tile factory (the means of production) and were able to run it more efficiently and actually be properly compensated instead of the profits going to some greedy person or people. Talking to my daughter about the economy: under feudalism the feudal lord would allow the serfs to live on the land and grow crops which they sold, with majority of the profits going back to the lord. At this point they had access to the means of production, the land and water needed to grow crops.
