SOC102H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Opiate, Homophily, For Marx
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Soc102h1 - lecture 3 : theories of inequality ii. Examples : dress, speak, modes of travel, leisure/taste (bourdieu), extra-curricular activities, job/career, school. Nationality - just because a society is prospering, doesn"t mean an individual is doing well. Distinction between class background are harder to determine in modern day. Before, could associate activities such as golf and horseback riding with the wealthy. Cultural omnivores : taste, preferences that cross cultural backgrounds. In contemporary society, individuals think about class very differently than marx did. For marx, class was based on individuals" relationships to the means of production. Relationship to the resources/infrastructures/things that are able to be converted into goods. He also viewed capitalism (and the development of classes) as one stop in the development of society [historical materialism] May not make so much sense in term of power (weber) Think about epistemology, knowledge (where it comes from and why we should question it)
