SOC216H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Part Of Speech, Proletariat
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Final essay due 2 weeks from today (20%) Major theories: materialist theory: karl marx. Capitalism shapes society, capitalism creates class startiscaition, a class system where there is someone with more authority and another class is who is poor, burg oise and proletariat. The burgoise owns most of the wealth in the society. The goal of capitalism is to create capital for people with wealth. There is conflict between the interests of those who own wealth and those who work to create it. The gain at the expense of the living conditions, well being of the proletariat (working people)- this is through exploitation, the ruling class employs the working class- economic exploitation. Law and (government in general, all kinds of institutions are orientated towards helping the wealthy, keep their wealth) benefits those who won wealth by favoring the capitalist profit making, Law is the tool to make sure the employers and the workforce have what they need.
