History 2127F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Social Class, Paternalism, Monetarism
10 Apr 2018
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Europe builds social distinctions capitalism [re]builds social class elites as paternal figures. Adam smith and others do not envision a shared well being . Industrialization > restructuring away from paternalism great mass harder pressed but few options deskilling & depersonalization strong state regulations against action financial limitations limited sense of collective identity beginning to formalize difference craftsmen organize to protect status. Corporate paternalism & the open shop family economies remain necessary 1929, average industrial working male cannot make (av. cost of living) Great depression stress but also rethinking the traditional social order. World war ii - growth of organized labour but also imposition of. Keynesian / middle class canada commitments to contracyclical government actions public sector support for mass of population. Big government rising standards of living promotes middle class status. Workers nevertheless move to protect gains clc and csn workers remain constrained limited activism. From a middle class canada to renewed class distinctions.
