SOC227H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Network Society, Primary Sector Of The Economy, Positive Force
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Industrial society: one in which inanimate sources of energy such as coal or electricity fuel a production system that uses technology to process raw materials (klh:3) technical aspects of production. Many workers in a large work place (factory) Post industrial society is composed of, where this is a third actor employees, employer, customers. Mechanization in a factory there was a procedure when producing an item. Distribution of labour force more workers working in factories, fewer in agriculture and craft work. Karl marx focus on production, main theorist for sociology of work: marx & engels. Marx believed there was is only one reoccurring theme in society and in capitalist industrialization. Argued overtime there was a concentration of two classes; bourgeoisie and proletariats leads to exploitation, poverty, alienation. What does wage labour have to do with inequality: smith. Focused on competition capitalism is a positive force in society. Because individuals compete, this leads to growth and development.
