| Communist Manifesto | A socialist manifesto written by Marx and Engels (1848) describing the history of the working-class movement according to their views. Explains emergence of capitalism while predicting it’s future. |
| 10 Demands of The Communist Manifesto | -no private ownership of land -heavy progressive income tax -no rights of inheritance -free public education -abolition of child factory labor -“equal liability of all to labor” -Various state roles in manufacturing, banking, comm., transport, and planning |
| false consciousness | misunderstanding by a class of it’s true interests as a whole. Once the proletariat overcome this they can overthrow bourgeoisie |
| class in itself | class that hasn’t recognized it’s true interests |
| class for itself | a class that knows |
| Stratification | classification of people into groups based on shared socio-economic conditions. |
| Karl Marx and Stratification | -all history is the history of class conflict -class defined by place in economic system -ruling class controls means of production -economic system is foundation of the society superstructure is rest of society’s institutions-the superstructure supports the position of the old ruling class. |
| Dialectical Change | major societal change arising from the clash of two opposing ideas. forces, or social contradictions |
| Weber’s Spheres of Stratification | 1) Economic (property)-one’s life chances are based on market 2) Social (prestige)- based on social honor (respect)3)political (power)- influencing other’s behaviors, even in the absence of their consent. *Marx’s most important sphere was economic Weber’s were power and politics. |
| class (Weber) | collection of people affected similarly by the market/economy. Many possible classes with shifting boundaries |
| status (Weber) | social honor, respect, prestige. |
| state (Weber) | an entity which successfully claims a monopoly on the legitimate use of lethal violence. |
| *mollie orshansky | Current poverty lines used by U.S. government attempt to measure absolute deprivationIn 1965 Mollie Orshansky, an economist at the Social Security Administration, developed a household income-based measure There were different thresholds for different household sizes. she found cost of a minimally adequate “economy” food plan. |
Karl Marx, Engels, and the Communist Manifesto
June 13, 2020