SY101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: The Communist Manifesto, Surplus Labour, Economic Surplus

• School: WLU
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SY101
• Professor: Glenda Wall

Document Summary

All early sociologists concerned with social order and/or social change as a result of the r change and social problems caused by the industrial revolution. Lead to international relations and wars (cold war especially) Many theories developed in reaction to his ideas. Marx was concerned with social inequality and promoting social change. Economic system (or mode of production) determined the form of society. Includes means (or forces) of production and social relations of production. All societies have produced an economic surplus, more than they needed to live if it were shared equally. Amount of surplus increased depending on mode of production (hierarchy was the highe. In all societies "haves" and "have nots" were engaged in a class struggle. In capitalist society conflict inevitable between bourgeoisie (owners) and proletariat (wo. Profit resulted from the exploitation of workers surplus labour. Profit came from paying working less than what their work was worth.