transportation and production‚ and Lenin did exactly that by ratifying the Supreme Council for National Economy‚ which would oversee the transfer of such luxuries from private to government hands. Marx recognized that wealth was spread too thinly across the proletariat and the majority of wealth resided with the bourgeois. Therefore‚ Lenin not only introduced universal labor duty‚ but also established the Red Army to enforce the taking of wealth from the wealthy and giving it to the government to redistributed
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To find a clear definition of deviance is a challenge. From a reactivist perspective‚ deviance cannot be defined specifically. It is relative to time‚ place and even between different social groups (Clinard & Meier‚ 2011). Social groups create deviance by making the rules whose infraction creates deviance (Becker‚ 1963). A normative approach would suggest that deviance is behaviour in which acts against a social norm‚ For example‚ laughing is not behaviour in which you would expect at a funeral (Clinard
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Marxists believe that two opposing classes are at the heart of the conflict within society; the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The bourgeoisie in Marxist‚ and general sociological terms‚ defines a person of wealth and capitalistic means whose concern would typically be wealth‚ production and capital. The proletariat population conversely would be the general wage earners. The proletariats only noteworthy asset is that of their ability to work‚ they are usually industrial workers‚ selling their labour
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Marx is considered a modernist because his views and theories fit the meaning of Modernity‚ which are human freedom and the right to free choice. To Marx‚ Capitalism is a barrier to the notion of human freedom and choice. Five aspects of his political theory which are modern‚ is how he views human nature‚ effects of Capitalism on human natures with emphasis on significance of labour‚ class struggles within Capitalism‚ the demise of Capitalism and the need for the transition to Communism. In this
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The “cult of the machine‚” infatuated The Soviet Union during the 1920s. Super-urbanism and the corresponding belief that proletariat society could only exist within a culture of the machine and the factory effected policy greatly starting in the late 1920s.35 The Soviet Union believed that machines and modernization led the way to new civilization. “City planning and the design of future living space requires a mentality and an imagination of closely resembling the concoction of science fiction
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Examine the Marxist contribution to our understanding of the family The Marxists society view family through the eyes of capitalism and that the proletariat (the working class) solely benefit the bourgeoisie (the ruling class)‚ whereas a functionalists perspective of family is that they should benefit both society and individual members of the family‚ however‚ Marists argue family is simply an instrument of the ruling class. Marxists believe family in today’s society perform key ideological functions
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Nietzsche And Marx Foresee Modern Alienation Beyond typical philosophers solely focused on acquiring knowledge‚ Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzsche were equally dedicated to actualizing their vision of a better society and way of life. Before our present state of modernism‚ Nietzsche and Marx were already prophesizing our societal flaws based on past wrongs done to humanity. The Spanish Inquisition‚ the African Slave Trade‚ and the Holocaust are all clear testaments to the detrimental effect that
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A retreat from core values and goals has been a continuing feature of the history of socialism’ The core values and goals of traditional socialism have transitioned from its previously radical and revolutionary roots founded by socialist figures like Marx and Engels to a more evolutionary vision that believes in gradualism. Traditional socialism is arguably entirely distinct from today’s notion of socialism; it previously sought to create absolute social equality through a workers revolution that
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Therefore‚ it is “an indication of the general corruption of the age‚ of universal and irreparable evil." (Smirnov 1). Whether one is proletariat or bourgeoisie‚ they want to move forward so there is practically no limit. Even if Prince Fortinbras becomes king of Denmark‚ there will always be someone who is jealous of his social status and will find a way to take over. Therefore‚ Shakespeare
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Question: Discuss the structural (ist) functionalist perspective in sociology. (Your answer should focus on the strengths and weaknesses of functionalist and Marxist perspectives) __________________________________________________________________ The Functionalist perspective has contributed immensely to the structure of society and the understanding of human behaviour in society. It is a based on an analogy between social systems and organic systems and has identified numerous ways which state
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