SOCI 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Proletariat, For Marx, Harriet Martineau
1 Apr 2015
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Deconstruct- take apart - modern theories: key terms hyper consumption. Simulation: react against modern theory, a theory or way of thinking and doing that is resisting and challenging the old way of doing things. They would ask are we really making progress . All the different paradigms can be applied to the same topic but the analysis (outcome, end result) will be different. Functionalist view: orderly class system. fashion performs important social function of helping to maintain: conflict view: fashion cycles are means by which industry owners make big profits, : fashion helps us express our shuffling identities. Fashion is a form of patriarchy that consumes the time, money and. Feminist view: sometimes health of mostly females; modern fashion contributes to male domination by turning women into sexual objects. Other theories: queer theory, critical race theory, actor- network theory. Michael foucault 1926-1984: very influential in sociology today.
