Test 3 Notes Flashcards
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when are counter cultures created?
when a group of people decide they don’t want to follow the dominant culture anymore
our social class position over time should lead to…
class conciousness
class conciousness
being aware of our position and its consequences in the larger system and being willing to take action on the basis of it
our ______ _______ doesn’t necessarily lead to class consciousness
objective position
religion is the _______ of the people
opiate
development of false consciousness
- ideas can be controlled by coercion
- in order to have class consciousness, we need education, time and money
development of class consciousness
-it develops as the forces of production necessarily change
-feudal to industrial (industrial is a more efficient form of production)
Mark about alienation: “humans are capable of achieving the highest forms of…”
thought, creativity and action
Marx views humans not as who they are but as
who they have the potential to be
why did Marx say humans differ from other species?
we have the ability to make our work the object of our own will
Marx said humans only truly express themselves when
our work is on a voluntary basis
Marx said “we feel to be ourselves only when outside of our work and…”
when at work we feel to be outside of ourselves
4 types of alienation (Marx)
from process of work
from product of work
from self
from others
according to the process of work alienation, as capitalism becomes more efficient,
there is an increase in the division of labour
what does process of work take away from work?
meaning
main point of the product of work alienation
we do not control what we produce
main point of self alienation
we lost control of apart of our self
how would Marx view the alienation of a university student?
they are choosing to be there and they can express themselves because their work is voluntary
main point of alienation from others
class system makes for divisions b/w people
Marx says job satisfaction is affected by what 5 things
status
job content
increase in reward (promotion)
opportunity for interaction
health
what 3 points make up job content
variety
choice of task
self-determination
The higher the status of the job, the more…
healthy those workers are
foundation of Weber’s multi dimensional theory of stratification
class status & power
what holds a status group together?
-what constitutes a proper lifestyle
-the esteem given to the group by others
-the expectation that most interaction will occur within the group
