Sociology 1027A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Proletariat, Canadian Economics Association, Petite Bourgeoisie
26 Jan 2017
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Chapter 3 - social inequality and social class. Most canadians are a part of the middle class. Social status and social class determine our opportunities, where we grow up, the schools we go to, and the jobs we obtain. An argument that marx made was that all societies face class struggle; conflict b/w the capitalists (own the means of productions) and workers (own their labour power). Capitalism was a system in which privately owned business and goods were sold in the market to make profit. Socialism is a system in which the working class holds power. Communism is a system in which there are no social classes. He was in support of implementing socialization. Classes play a variety of roles in a productive system. The bourgeoisie are considered to be the ones that own the means of production while the. Proletariat are considered to be the ones who do not own the means of production.
