SOC 305 Study Guide - Final Guide: Commodity Fetishism, Ahistoricism, Labour Power
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Note: this is intended to help you prepare for the exam by drawing your attention to major concepts/ideas. It is not, however, a guarantee of what will be covered on the exam, so plan your studying accordingly: terms/concepts that you should understand. These are listed in the approximate order in which we encountered them: Discipline/disciplinary power: questions you should be able to answer (again, you need to understand the ideas, not just memorize): Marx: establishment of private property, existence of formerly free labor. What are marx"s critiques of utilitarian social theory? ahistoricism: smith: people have instrinsticly been involved in tbt. Marx says this is incorrect human nature is dependent on social conditions atomism: atom: isolated unit of matter, treats individuals in isolation, classes. According to marx, how does the capitalist make profits? how does the capitalist make surplus value: m-c-m". Money, make commodity, sell commodity and make profit. M">m surplus value or profit: c= labor power capacity to perform labor.
