BIOL 2153 Chapter : Chapter 2 Notes Part 3
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Economic determinism economic system of any given society determines the institutions of that society: means and modes of production. Look at relations of productions to determine a person"s position in society. All that determines institutions of society (government, law, family, religion, etc. ) Labor (community: use value = worth of that labor for yourself. Exchange value = worth of that labor for sale. Petite bourgeoisie forced into proletariat (doctors, lawyers, shopkeeps) Proletariat (wage workers) make money by selling labor; don"t get full benefit. Bureaucracies lead to alienation on a part of the workers: no longer care about organization; only care about paycheck. Protestant ethic = certain features of calvinism (work hard and have economic success) made successful capitalism. A theory of the lesser class described conspicuous consumption (consuming cultural artifacts to show a person"s status in society. People"s decision making is based more on cultural norms, social innovations, and institutional calculations.
