SOCL 4471 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Egalitarianism, Bourgeoisie, Factory System
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He looked at the world from an economic perspective. Looks to human problems by studying the real conditions of human existence, especially those conditions that are related to the way we go about satisfying our material and economic needs. Says that humans have always satisfied our basic material and economic needs first: food, clothing, shelter, etc . We do this through physical labor and productive activity. Marx distinguishes between two major components of social structure. The economic structure: the real foundation , the base of society. The legal and political superstructure: this superstructure also includes education, religion, morels, culture, ideology and all the other social institutions that express human values. The economic base is also divided into two levels. Forces of production: the means of production how we produce the things we need. Technology turns the raw materials into something useful. Organization of workforce / organizational unit: organize labor pool, set prices, workshops/apprentices, factory system.