SOC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Usufruct, French Revolution, Meritocracy
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Common property: ex: a well for water. Most people when uprooted from the countryside migrate to the city (thousands) The only way these people can make a living is by selling their labour for a wage. 3 class categories: (marx: proletariat: working class, capitalist: own the means of production (ceo, petty-bourgeoise: petty workers that do most of the work in their little shop but they also own the shop. Autonomy: power over yourself, power to make decisions for yourself. There is a correlation between class and social attitudes. Social class does make a difference (the way we think about the world, obesity rates, diseases, life chances) Life chances: how long you live, the social class of your family of origin can affect the social class you end up in. Social class: marx"s class categories and income differences. Marx believes capitalist societies create social class in a way that has nothing to do with merit.
