SOCI 102- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 29 pages long!)

• School: UBC
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 102
• Professor: Katherine Corrigall- Brown

Document Summary

Different from marx different marketable training and skills: specialists- technicians, white-collar workers and civil servants. Weber"s critique of marx: working class- only have manual labour power, there are a lot of non-economic social factors that are important for who has power in society and who does not. Based on social honor and prestige: people of high social class tend to have high status. Individuals only have one class, but can be a part of many status groups: class- based on the relation to the economy. Different from marx different: specialists- technicians, white-collar workers and civil servants. Have more: large capitalists (mr. starbucks)- boss never in the shop- relationship is, small capitalists (local coffee shop-owner) owner might be the one working with you. Weber"s critique of marx: working class- only have manual labour power marketable training and skills, there are a lot of non-economic social factors that are important for who has power in society and who does not.