CRIM 012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: Black-Figure Pottery, Bourgeoisie
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A: the distinctions that people believe to be significant: each group holds differing distinctions of right & wrong, moralistic conceptions and behavior standards vary from group to group (nov 17) conflict theory assumptions, conflict between groups is unavoidable, example: gender conflict, racial conflict, the fundamental nature of group conflict centers on the exercise of political, means that someone is in charge (the president, congressmen etc. ) power make it, law is a tool of power that furthers the interests of those powerful enough to, people in power often have their own agenda; they may not necessarily be in the best interest of the people, latent power of the system~ what the system actually does as opposed what it is designed to do (side motives, those in power are inevitably interested in maintaining their power against those who would usurp it, usurp means to take the place of, obviously people who hold influential and powerful positions (ex:
