SOCB42H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Alexis De Tocqueville, Aristocracy, Individualism
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Sociological theory i lecture 9 the nature and. Final exam is cumulative 10 quote identification any of the four theorist, point not memorize, more difficult task when four authors, 6 definitions 1 from smith, 1 marx, 3 from. Tocqueville and 1 from last one and an essay question hint choice of two questions compare all four theorist, other test on 2 new theorist from the mid term. Consequences of democracy- turning inward, looking outward. Class does not disappear in democracy for tocqueville always will be reach and always will be poor. Individualism: indifference, melancholy, materialism: tends to make people feel depressed and suicidal, in democracy can be emphasis on material, tocqueville often discusses how wealthy americans often started off poor, so materialism can erode relations we have with others. Civil associations- book clubs, farmer markets, public music, give us opportunities to go outside of ourselves, be apart of social fabric to maintain our freedoms.
