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What characterises capitalism according to Marx and Engels?
According to Marx and Engels, capitalism is a system that seeks to constantly increase profits. The capitalist system does so by keeping the cost of the production lower than the sales price, and if necessary by creating new or bigger markets. (For an example, a new market was created when body hair on women suddenly became a problem, so they then needed to go out and buy shavers.) Therefore, Marx sees the capitalist system as a form of systematic slavery, a system that focuses on making profit by minimizing the rights and wages in the working class, which then leads to a structural inequality between the working class and the bourgeoisie.
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Secondly, he fits in the legal rational authority because the law says that the president has the power, and lastly he fits in the charismatic authority because he was undoubtedly charismatic.
Weber distinguished between “class” and “strata”. Is this distinction useful? Are all forms of social stratification not ultimately based on “economy”? Provide examples.
Weber would say that when showing the whole picture it is not sufficient to look only at class stratification and economic incitement. Therefore, he distinguishes between three types of strata: the social class, the status class and the party class. However, to this Marx would argue that even though there are these distinctions in the strata, they are still driven by economic incitement and material circumstances.
In working with our project about dehumanizing language, Weber’s notion of different stratas could be used to understand the different power structures and power relations in society and within social groups/different layers of society. We would use it in analysing the power that refugees coming to a different country like Denmark …show more content…
They’re creating a standardization of desires, making us all want the same things. This desire is created between people and in social relations, where we imitate each other, and compete to live up to the standard. We create our identity from the things we own, and how they compare to the things others own. This is the case in many situations of today’s everyday life. We go on Facebook to show the best parts of our lives, while hiding the areas in which we feel like we have failed. Other people see this, and in an attempt to look successful, they also hide away their failures and shortcomings, thus creating a competition of who can appear to have the most ideal life. This can also be seen in the fact that on average, couples in the US spend over $20,000 on their weddings, and now there are TV shows about brides crying when things don’t turn out perfect. Perhaps it is not a coincidence that it affects them so much, because the desire for a perfect wedding has been created inside them from when they were very
What characterises capitalism according to Marx and Engels?
According to Marx and Engels, capitalism is a system that seeks to constantly increase profits. The capitalist system does so by keeping the cost of the production lower than the sales price, and if necessary by creating new or bigger markets. (For an example, a new market was created when body hair on women suddenly became a problem, so they then needed to go out and buy shavers.) Therefore, Marx sees the capitalist system as a form of systematic slavery, a system that focuses on making profit by minimizing the rights and wages in the working class, which then leads to a structural inequality between the working class and the bourgeoisie.
Marx believes that capitalism …show more content…
Secondly, he fits in the legal rational authority because the law says that the president has the power, and lastly he fits in the charismatic authority because he was undoubtedly charismatic.
Weber distinguished between “class” and “strata”. Is this distinction useful? Are all forms of social stratification not ultimately based on “economy”? Provide examples.
Weber would say that when showing the whole picture it is not sufficient to look only at class stratification and economic incitement. Therefore, he distinguishes between three types of strata: the social class, the status class and the party class. However, to this Marx would argue that even though there are these distinctions in the strata, they are still driven by economic incitement and material circumstances.
In working with our project about dehumanizing language, Weber’s notion of different stratas could be used to understand the different power structures and power relations in society and within social groups/different layers of society. We would use it in analysing the power that refugees coming to a different country like Denmark …show more content…
They’re creating a standardization of desires, making us all want the same things. This desire is created between people and in social relations, where we imitate each other, and compete to live up to the standard. We create our identity from the things we own, and how they compare to the things others own. This is the case in many situations of today’s everyday life. We go on Facebook to show the best parts of our lives, while hiding the areas in which we feel like we have failed. Other people see this, and in an attempt to look successful, they also hide away their failures and shortcomings, thus creating a competition of who can appear to have the most ideal life. This can also be seen in the fact that on average, couples in the US spend over $20,000 on their weddings, and now there are TV shows about brides crying when things don’t turn out perfect. Perhaps it is not a coincidence that it affects them so much, because the desire for a perfect wedding has been created inside them from when they were very