SOC231H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Earl Warren, Social Inequality, Rationality
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Against compartmentalization of society and disciplines to study society philosophy, history, economics, political science etc. all interconnected for. Sociologists sociology seeks to make interconnections to understand the world. Main guiding theme for all classical thinkers: what social arrangements for a viable society and the actualization of human potential and possibilities. No end to this process, as in no final, fixed society that will solve all problems, issues forever. Humans strive to create better social arrangements: intended and unintended consequences. Forms of social action: intended and unintended consequences. Access to power/authority = social inequality in addition to material resources. Not replacing, but supplementing marx"s focus over material resources and capital = inequality. Rationalization of social life:prominence of bureaucratization, standardization, rules, regulations, procedures similar to marx"s alienation . Critique of instrumental reason that creates irrationalities in the long run. The slickification (!) of life triumph of packaging over. Why is a purely causal question; no intention or meaning .
