Sociology 1021E Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Dependency Theory, Class Conflict, Disruption Of 1843
16 Jun 2012
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In our society, groups may acquire more power and wealth than others and may exploit others. Farming societies: farming created a sustained economic surplus which gave rise to the issue of who would have access to the surplus. Innis"s staple thesis- the economic, political and cultural formation of canada was shaped by its geography and the natural resources (staples) available for exports. It occurs as societies enter a higher phase: some sociologist analyze and view themselves as agents of change, tonnies- geneinschaft and geselleschaft, gemeinschaft- means community. Refers to the old agrarian social setting in which people lived in small communities close to their kin and friends, knowing their neighbours well. Social norms are clear and people tend to obey them: gesellschaft- means society or association. Characterizes large cities once capitalist development has taken place. Things are more impersonal, deviance is more common: durkheim- in pre-industrial societies, there is minimal division of labour.
