What’s the importance of theories
Theories can be applied to better understand our world
Theories about anything( Health, history, economy etc…)
What are the 2 types of there’s
-macro theories = large scale issues
Micro theories = looks at very specific relationships between individuals or groups
Who was Karl Marx
Macro theorist who focused on capitalism
- proletariats ( workers/ labourers who work for no benefits)
Bougoisie( most of wealth controls the mean of the economy)
How does the capitalist system exploit workers (3)
-1 class owns everything( 16 hour work days for little money)
-2 capitalists contribute very little but reap all the money
3 exploitation worsens due to owners profit maximization
What is Karl Marx concept of alienation?(6)
-humans are creative by nature but it’s denied under capitalism
- people suffer from alenaition at work ( separation from self)
-nature of work is repetitive and boring)
-Fruits of labour: no connection to finished product
- other workers are seen as competition
-technological advancements only increase this sense
What is a false conscious ?
Refers to workers being ignorant to the nature of their economic situation
What is class conscious?
Awareness of own class situation and suffering
Who was Max Weber?(3)
Sociologist who was intrested in
-how people give meaning to their life.
-action was social = subjectively meaningful
- people social actions can collectively give rise to forms of social organizations
What is the Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism
Book that:
-Examined the relationship between economy and religion
-Protesting, Calvinism led to rise of western capitalism
-“Predestination” (fate is hell or heaven)
-economic success = sign of going to heaven
What are the 4 principles of rationality?
Predictably
Calculability
Efficiency
Control
