CRM 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: French Revolution, Big Data, False Consciousness

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 1301
• Professor: Jeff Landry

Document Summary

Marx is very much of the mind that we can change the power (social change). Foucault does not account for agency, considering he was a non-humanist. Karl marx (1818-1883: german philosopher, economist revolutionary, grew up quite comfortable, however as an adult experienced poverty, most influential theorist, macro level critique, theoretical scope, structural institutional view i. Institutional structures reproduce laws and policies that don"t challenge those in power. If you are happy in your material conditions: people act in their own interests (linked to durkheim later. On, final paper!!: nature of being human for karl marx is conflict, looking out for our best interests ii. For final conflict theorists (foucault and marx) vs. social contract theorists: law a, law reflects the interests of the powerful segments of society and. Historical materialism periods a: method of doing history by looking at the real conditions during particular.