CRM 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Economic System, Class Consciousness, Lumpenproletariat

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 1301
• Professor: Carolyn Gordon

Document Summary

Jewish heritage but converted to christianity (dad was a lawyer and did this as a source of protection for him and his family). Marginal social location (was not a person with a lot of money, he was poor, went from place to place) He was not concerned with the behaviors of the poor. The law in both its codification and its application is not neutral but reflects the interests of and benefits the powerful segments of society. The law is the codification of dominant social values and its application functions to benefit the majority. Marx also adopts the macro approach (looking at the big picture, society as a hole). Marx also adopts the critical approach (is not only focusing on the negative, they look at the world in a non conservative way, rather than accepting things they question things, they don"t accept things at face value).