SOCI 1002H Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Deskilling, Dementia, Post-Fordism
1 Feb 2017
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Chapter 6: living and working in a capitalist society. Division of labour is central to how societies work and how social relations are organized. Capitalism governed by profit produced through class structure: competition, scarcity, inequality, not everyone wins, fewer people win. Living in capitalist society defined by work and consumption: to achieve status. We experience work and consumption as choice and want. Elements of class structure: invisibility, power is deemed to be individualized, no coercion [only self-discipline] Class power appears intangible or invisible: we choose to work, we like to shop, we need stuff . Early industrial manufacturing tech. innovation modern industrial golden years of capital: middle class affluence crisis of capital: falling rate of profit. Higher wages for workers to buy products. Division of labour: flexible and mobile workers. Workers controlled by robotic technologies: surveillance. Dehumanizing: scripted interaction: service of labour as sexualized labour.
