SOC202H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Frankfurt School, General Idea, Meritocracy
Document Summary
Video game contested in what people think about it. Media: video game violence translates to real world violence. Some say: violent video games make more money. Bottom to top: culture object (video games) influences social world (violence) Top to bottom: social world (pre-violent) translates to creation of violent video games. Close fit assumption society and culture near in each other. Believes everything in society is related to economic structure is organized (capitalist) inherently a reason for conflict. Marx says: 2 classes are in conflict/different interest. Workers want to make a living/wage workers. Top down: depending on the economic structure people who make money and who make product. (cultural objects social world) Materialist view: ideas, art and culture all near the economic system in regard to capitalism. Marx pyramid: base (society) superstructure (ruling class) Ruling class wants to justify position by creating spreading ideas and class in society. Idea meritocracy: those who work hard will be rewarded.
