SOCI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Naturopathy, Twain, Long Hair
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This lecture on modern social theory" continues with the general preoccupation of conflict theorists, which is analysing : antonio gramsci: hegemony. Italian scholar: 1891-1937, founded the communist part of italy, contemplating marx"s capital, wrote selections from the prison notebooks reflection on marx smuggled out of. Imprisoned by mussolini (fascist) in 1926 prison by his sister and law: academic known for memory. Police reaction to the g20 protests vs. the manipulation of ideas as a more subtle form of control. Examples of hegemony: capitalism, capitalism has become so commonplace, capitalism is a human invention and relatively modern, understood as the natural" and normal" economy, gender and sexual hegemony. Appropriate" behaviour: roles in playing games (house) Who is he: 1926-1984, born in france, founder of post structural school of thought. Power is a resource you do or don"t have; wielded to oppress; repressive: capitalists have power because they own the means of production.