SOC101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Gautama Buddha, Social Stratification, Vaishya
11 Oct 2017
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Social inequality: the long-term existence of significant differences in access to goods and services among social groups: karl marx popularized the term class" and co-wrote the communist manifesto with friedrich. Means of production: the resources needed to produce goods. Class consciousness: an awareness of what is in the best interests of one"s class. Problems with marx"s perspective: some worker"s in companies earn an income as much as the owner"s. Dominant capitalist class: comprised mainly of those who own or control large-scale production. Middle class: a mixed middle category of small-scale business people, educated professional-technical or administrative personnel, and various salaried employees or wage earners possessing some certifiable credentials, training, or skills. Working class: made up of people who lack resources or capacities apart from their own labor power. How class divisions are reflected in popular sport. : a set of beliefs about society and the people in it, usually forming the basis of a particular economic or political theory.
