SOC100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Lower Middle Class, Lumpenproletariat, False Consciousness
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Defined by marx; a set of people who share the same relationship to the means of production. Defined by weber; of people with a common economic situation, based on income, property, etc. The capitalist class who owns and controls the means of production. Subordinate class in capitalist society; works for wages from bougeoisie. Wealth in form of money or assets, used or invested in the production of goods. Lower middle class; people who own means of production on small scale (artisans, small shops) People who, because often unemployed, form an easily disposable workforce at mercy of employers. Class consciousness social class"s awareness of their common interests; typically generates a commitment to work together to attain collective goals. False consciousness willingness to believe in ideologies that support ruling class but are false and disadvantageous to working class interests. Referring to an economic system based more on services and info than on manufactured goods or primary production.
