SOSC 1000 Lecture 4: Tradition & modernity lecture 4

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1000
• Professor: Terry Conlin

Document Summary

Lecture breakdown: the readings and films in context, traditional (hierarchical) society, modern (mass) society, the great transformation, liberalism & modernity versus the parentalism model , james burke: the factory & marketplace revolution. James burke: industrial revolution was a good thing, a great process to where we are today. Thompson- child labor, argues that it was qualitative different than prior to the industrial revolution. The basic unit is the family to understanding the traditional society. The family is the welfare trait of traditional society. The family provides security, and creates strong obligations that were never expected to meet. The family exercises strong control over the family members. There is us and them, in the traditional society. There is solidarity in the family and hostility towards those aren"t in the family. Prestige is a very important component of the family, and youre task is always to enhance the honour of the family.