SOC345H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Microsociology, Industrial Revolution, Embeddedness
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Sociolists were trying to make sense of capitalism an dits influence on society. Early 1900"s was the height of capital industrialism. People from the country side were moving to cities in hopes of finding work. The quality of working conditions- bad (before social regulations were instituded. These thinkers were trying to make sense of the influence on capaitalizsm in society. Contemporary thinkers of soc used a variety of theoris. Certain economics ideologies became forceful in north americ and the uk. Neoribalism is an economical theory that abbictes economic liberalization (private markets, deregulation, decreasing size and role of government. Decreasing role of goevermnet meant inscrease role of private sector. Individualistic approach on how society should operate- neoribalism. There is no such thing a society not the goverments to distribute wealth so that those that are less unfortunate have a better life. There was no need for a larger role for the government to do those things.
