SOC 202 Lecture Notes - Labour Power, Collegehumor, Bourgeoisie
11 Aug 2013
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European capitalism emerged under different historical conditions than in non-european countries. Caste rather than class initially divided india, for example, while representing a feudal system. We will be looking through a marxist sociological lens for this lecture. Under a capitalist system, society is divided into different classes - what class you are in depends on your relationship to the means of production. Earliest human society was the foraging society, where people lived together in small groups. Hunting and gathering was the sole means of subsistence and generally meant that the band or tribe moved following the food that nature provided. The many different jobs or tasks performed in the society are referred to as the division of labour. In foraging societies the division of labour was largely egalitarian and based solely on sex and age, not on believed strength or perceived status of job.
