SOC 153 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Bourgeoisie, Proletariat, Upper Class
30 Mar 2016
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The hierarchical structure of unequal statuses within and between groups implies: Society creates the shape of the stratification mountain . Poverty isn"t an individual problem: our system creates a certain number of poor people and rich people through its economic and job structure. There is only so much wealth, so many jobs, or opportunities. He theorized that class was determined solely by one"s relation to the means of production. These classes have different interests, this creates a struggle. Bourgeoisie attempts to get more work from less pay out of works. When things get paid enough, eventually the lower class will overthrow the bourgeoisie. They"ll create a system where surplus values is valued equally(socialism) They first have to develop class consciousness. They don"t see themselves as workers first. They can pit groups against one another. They define terms such as what is wealth, property, etc. We exist in a world system(core, periphery, semi periphery)
