SOC227H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Class Consciousness, Social Movement, Household-Responsibility System
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Interpreted as a measure of worker militancy. Can lead to short-term explosions of consciousness. Real class consciousness: workers have unified understanding of how their work dissatifiactions are organically linked to the operations of capitalism. Dual consciousness: workers tend to compartmentalize their work experiences from the rest of their lives. Develop pragmatic acceptance of alienation and subordinate status they endure at work. Class position was an important part of personal identity. Resented the system that put them at the buttom. Believed that political system could improve their situations. Concerned about changing things in the workplace rather than in society as a whole. If unionized workers benefit from going on strike more disadvantaged, unorganized workers may blame their disadvantaged position on unions rather than on the way workplaces are structured in capitalist societies. Canadian workers do not have a particularly coherent and integrated set of political views. Long-term in strike instances widespread workers militancy.
